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M6.7 earthquake, Peru, 1997-11-28

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth586 km

Time (UTC)1997-11-28 22:53

Rank in 199728 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002955 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

97 km NE of Sandia, Peru · -13.74, -68.79

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1994 M8.2M8.2

1963 M7.7M7.7

1958 M7.5M7.5

2022 M7.2M7.2

2019 M7.0M7.0

1994 M6.9M6.9

1928 M6.7M6.7

1997 M6.7M6.7

1905 M6.7M6.7

1920 M6.5M6.5

1928 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1994-06-16	1994-06-16 18:41	200 km	5 km WSW of Nicasio, Peru
M6.1 1994-06-09	1994-06-09 01:15	650 km	92 km E of Sina, Peru
M8.2 1994-06-09	1994-06-09 00:33	631 km	55 km NNW of Reyes, Bolivia
M6.9 1994-01-10	1994-01-10 15:53	596 km	74 km S of Tambopata, Peru
M6.0 1987-07-13	1987-07-13 19:14	241 km	1 km SSE of Caminaca, Peru
M6.3 1982-09-15	1982-09-15 20:22	128 km	16 km W of Nuñoa, Peru
M6.0 1979-05-21	1979-05-21 22:22	208 km	6 km ENE of Achaya, Peru
M7.7 1963-08-15	1963-08-15 17:25	550 km	50 km N of Sandia, Peru
M7.5 1958-07-26	1958-07-26 17:37	612 km	81 km SSE of Puerto Rosario de Laberinto, Peru
M6.3 1956-08-23	1956-08-23 13:48	35 km	36 km W of Mapiri, Bolivia

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.