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M6.5 earthquake, southeast of Easter Island, 1997-05-29

MagnitudeM6.5mwc
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Depth10 km
Time (UTC)1997-05-29 17:02
Rank in 199739 / 136among M6+
Rank since 19004480 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×6approx.

southeast of Easter Island · -35.96, -102.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.1 1992-06-231992-06-23 11:2110 kmsoutheast of Easter Island
M6.0 1989-09-061989-09-06 09:1010 kmsoutheast of Easter Island
M6.5 1979-04-141979-04-14 10:0010 kmsoutheast of Easter Island
M6.2 1964-10-061964-10-06 07:1714 kmsoutheast of Easter Island
M6.2 1963-12-041963-12-04 15:5910 kmsoutheast of Easter Island
M6.2 1950-04-141950-04-14 19:5915 kmsoutheast of Easter Island
M6.1 1946-03-121946-03-12 00:0115 kmsouthern East Pacific Rise
M6.2 1934-09-011934-09-01 06:5710 kmsoutheast of Easter Island

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.