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M6.6 earthquake, Chile, 1998-01-12

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1998-01-12 10:14

Rank in 199826 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19003594 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

47 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · -30.98, -71.41

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2015 M8.3M8.3

1906 M8.2M8.2

1943 M8.1M8.1

1985 M8.0M8.0

1971 M7.8M7.8

1965 M7.4M7.4

1985 M7.4M7.4

1981 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.1M7.1

2015 M7.0M7.0

1904 M7.0M7.0

1922 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1997-11-03	1997-11-03 19:17	45 km	16 km S of Ovalle, Chile
M7.1 1997-10-15	1997-10-15 01:03	58 km	36 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile
M6.3 1997-07-27	1997-07-27 05:21	33 km	64 km W of Ovalle, Chile
M6.1 1997-07-25	1997-07-25 07:33	33 km	78 km W of Ovalle, Chile
M6.2 1997-07-25	1997-07-25 06:47	33 km	69 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile
M6.0 1997-07-21	1997-07-21 23:19	33 km	69 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.8 1997-07-06	1997-07-06 09:54	19 km	52 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.2 1997-03-09	1997-03-09 11:43	33 km	13 km NE of La Serena, Chile
M6.0 1996-09-09	1996-09-09 00:20	39 km	47 km SW of Illapel, Chile
M6.0 1996-02-22	1996-02-22 13:40	43 km	10 km SW of San Antonio, Chile

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.