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M6.5 earthquake, Argentina, 1994-08-19

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth564 km

Time (UTC)1994-08-19 10:02

Rank in 199447 / 158among M6+

Rank since 19004448 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

46 km NNW of El Hoyo, Argentina · -26.64, -63.42

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1912 M7.3M7.3

1991 M7.3M7.3

1962 M7.2M7.2

1950 M7.1M7.1

1916 M7.1M7.1

2000 M7.0M7.0

2011 M7.0M7.0

1983 M6.9M6.9

1994 M6.9M6.9

1948 M6.9M6.9

2005 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 1994-05-10	1994-05-10 06:36	600 km	18 km NW of Colonia Dora, Argentina
M6.9 1994-04-29	1994-04-29 07:11	562 km	44 km SSE of Suncho Corral, Argentina
M7.3 1991-06-23	1991-06-23 21:22	558 km	27 km NNW of El Hoyo, Argentina
M6.4 1987-10-27	1987-10-27 21:58	604 km	8 km SSE of Colonia Dora, Argentina
M6.5 1985-10-31	1985-10-31 21:49	596 km	23 km WSW of Colonia Dora, Argentina
M6.9 1983-12-21	1983-12-21 12:05	602 km	38 km SE of Suncho Corral, Argentina
M6.1 1977-10-22	1977-10-22 17:57	614 km	45 km E of Suncho Corral, Argentina
M6.0 1977-02-04	1977-02-04 07:46	549 km	70 km ESE of Apolinario Saravia, Argentina
M6.7 1967-09-09	1967-09-09 10:06	580 km	39 km NNE of Suncho Corral, Argentina
M6.2 1967-01-17	1967-01-17 01:07	591 km	34 km S of El Hoyo, 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.