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M7.0 earthquake, Peru, 1990-10-17

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth599 km

Time (UTC)1990-10-17 14:30

Rank in 199018 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19001508 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

130 km W of Iñapari, Peru · -10.97, -70.78

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M7.6M7.6

1961 M7.6M7.6

2015 M7.6M7.6

1911 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.2M7.2

2018 M7.1M7.1

1967 M7.0M7.0

1991 M7.0M7.0

1990 M7.0M7.0

1928 M6.7M6.7

1965 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1985-05-01	1985-05-01 13:27	600 km	125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.2 1983-06-02	1983-06-02 20:12	599 km	158 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.0 1967-02-15	1967-02-15 16:11	600 km	124 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.7 1965-11-03	1965-11-03 01:39	594 km	104 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.3 1963-11-10	1963-11-10 01:00	594 km	100 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.6 1963-11-09	1963-11-09 21:15	591 km	132 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.2 1961-08-31	1961-08-31 01:48	598 km	149 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru
M7.6 1961-08-19	1961-08-19 05:09	612 km	132 km W of Iñapari, Peru
M6.5 1928-04-27	1928-04-27 20:35	25 km	41 km S of Mazuko, Peru
M6.7 1928-04-09	1928-04-09 17:34	25 km	41 km NE of Corani, Peru

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.