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M7.0 earthquake, Argentina, 1993-05-24

MagnitudeM7.0mwb

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Depth221 km

Time (UTC)1993-05-24 23:51

Rank in 19938 / 148among M6+

Rank since 19001520 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

87 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina · -22.67, -66.54

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.2M8.2

1957 M7.7M7.7

2024 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.2M7.2

2000 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.0M7.0

1987 M7.0M7.0

1993 M7.0M7.0

2026 M6.9M6.9

1948 M6.9M6.9

1971 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1993-05-24	1993-05-24 23:51	221 km	97 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina
M6.1 1989-11-01	1989-11-01 06:40	140 km	131 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia
M6.1 1988-12-24	1988-12-24 04:26	194 km	84 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
M6.0 1988-09-14	1988-09-14 22:14	123 km	60 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
M6.2 1988-07-28	1988-07-28 17:12	279 km	12 km WNW of Villazón, Bolivia
M6.7 1987-09-01	1987-09-01 04:26	199 km	88 km WNW of El Aguilar, Argentina
M7.0 1987-04-01	1987-04-01 01:48	249 km	52 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina
M6.4 1984-12-11	1984-12-11 23:22	92 km	33 km E of Calama, Chile
M6.2 1984-10-20	1984-10-20 17:59	192 km	54 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
M6.0 1984-01-01	1984-01-01 22:08	272 km	48 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina

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.