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M7.1 earthquake, Chile, 1998-01-30

MagnitudeM7.1mwc

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Depth42 km

Time (UTC)1998-01-30 12:16

Rank in 19987 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19001197 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

34 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · -23.91, -70.21

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.2M8.2

1918 M8.0M8.0

1995 M8.0M8.0

2007 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.7M7.7

1987 M7.6M7.6

1936 M7.5M7.5

1909 M7.5M7.5

1983 M7.4M7.4

2024 M7.4M7.4

1960 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1996-04-19	1996-04-19 00:19	50 km	44 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.4 1995-08-03	1995-08-03 01:57	17 km	68 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.0 1995-08-02	1995-08-02 00:14	33 km	54 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.2 1995-07-30	1995-07-30 21:05	14 km	40 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.0 1995-07-30	1995-07-30 08:17	30 km	38 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile
M8.0 1995-07-30	1995-07-30 05:11	46 km	36 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.0 1995-02-14	1995-02-14 15:53	147 km	72 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
M6.0 1994-12-10	1994-12-10 03:39	37 km	23 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.6 1993-07-11	1993-07-11 13:36	48 km	34 km ENE of Taltal, Chile
M6.0 1988-09-14	1988-09-14 22:14	123 km	60 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, 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.