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M6.6 earthquake, Bolivia, 1998-05-22

MagnitudeM6.6mwb

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Depth24 km

Time (UTC)1998-05-22 04:48

Rank in 199831 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19003599 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

25 km NNW of Mizque, Bolivia · -17.73, -65.43

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1909 M7.0M7.0

1990 M6.6M6.6

2011 M6.6M6.6

1998 M6.6M6.6

1988 M6.5M6.5

2017 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1990-10-10	1990-10-10 01:00	266 km	68 km SSE of Challapata, Bolivia
M6.5 1988-02-06	1988-02-06 18:03	285 km	32 km NE of Oruro, Bolivia
M6.3 1986-03-15	1986-03-15 11:29	243 km	65 km W of Challapata, Bolivia
M6.1 1957-12-28	1957-12-28 14:36	15 km	11 km N of Comarapa, Bolivia
M6.3 1957-08-26	1957-08-26 11:28	15 km	45 km W of Abapó, Bolivia
M6.1 1920-08-13	1920-08-13 02:02	15 km	40 km SSE of Vallegrande, Bolivia
M7.0 1909-05-17	1909-05-17 08:02	255 km	69 km NW of Camargo, 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.