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M6.7 earthquake, Trinidad and Tobago, 1997-04-22

MagnitudeM6.7mwb

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Depth5 km

Time (UTC)1997-04-22 09:31

Rank in 199727 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002954 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

18 km WSW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago · 11.11, -60.89

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M7.3M7.3

1997 M7.0M7.0

1988 M6.7M6.7

1997 M6.7M6.7

1935 M6.6M6.6

1910 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1997-04-02	1997-04-02 06:14	45 km	33 km NW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
M6.2 1994-05-03	1994-05-03 16:36	36 km	46 km E of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago
M6.7 1988-03-10	1988-03-10 06:17	56 km	62 km ESE of Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago
M6.3 1986-06-11	1986-06-11 13:48	19 km	36 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela
M6.1 1983-04-11	1983-04-11 08:18	40 km	53 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela
M6.1 1974-06-12	1974-06-12 16:25	34 km	18 km SW of Carúpano, Venezuela
M6.5 1968-09-20	1968-09-20 06:00	103 km	50 km WNW of Güiria, Venezuela
M6.1 1957-12-25	1957-12-25 16:26	15 km	37 km SW of Güiria, Venezuela
M6.0 1957-10-06	1957-10-06 00:54	15 km	57 km NW of Güiria, Venezuela
M6.4 1957-10-04	1957-10-04 05:26	23 km	52 km WNW of Güiria, Venezuela

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.