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M7.0 earthquake, Peru, 1991-07-06

MagnitudeM7.0mwb

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Depth104 km

Time (UTC)1991-07-06 12:19

Rank in 199115 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19001515 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

15 km W of Lares, Peru · -13.11, -72.19

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2022 M7.2M7.2

2018 M7.1M7.1

1990 M7.0M7.0

2019 M7.0M7.0

1991 M7.0M7.0

1994 M6.9M6.9

1916 M6.9M6.9

2014 M6.8M6.8

1928 M6.7M6.7

2026 M6.7M6.7

1905 M6.7M6.7

1976 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1990-10-17	1990-10-17 14:30	599 km	130 km W of Iñapari, Peru
M6.5 1984-06-18	1984-06-18 11:20	117 km	7 km WNW of Uñon, Peru
M6.3 1982-09-15	1982-09-15 20:22	128 km	16 km W of Nuñoa, Peru
M6.6 1976-05-15	1976-05-15 21:55	33 km	34 km S of Mazamari, Peru
M6.0 1976-01-05	1976-01-05 02:31	95 km	11 km ENE of Pilpichaca, 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
M6.0 1925-11-06	1925-11-06 13:57	15 km	71 km NE of Paucarbamba, Peru
M6.5 1921-01-09	1921-01-09 12:55	15 km	12 km S of Chiara, Peru
M6.5 1920-10-07	1920-10-07 20:54	15 km	57 km NNE of Salvación, 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.