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M6.6 earthquake, Chile, 1999-11-30

MagnitudeM6.6mwb

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Depth128 km

Time (UTC)1999-11-30 04:01

Rank in 199932 / 135among M6+

Rank since 19003610 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

127 km ESE of Arica, Chile · -18.90, -69.17

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2014 M8.2M8.2

2005 M7.8M7.8

2014 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.3M7.3

1933 M7.3M7.3

1940 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

1959 M7.1M7.1

1911 M6.9M6.9

1906 M6.9M6.9

2014 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1997-04-01	1997-04-01 18:42	116 km	90 km SE of Palca, Peru
M6.2 1997-04-01	1997-04-01 18:33	114 km	73 km SE of Palca, Peru
M6.3 1994-12-12	1994-12-12 07:41	148 km	45 km E of Estique, Peru
M6.6 1990-10-10	1990-10-10 01:00	266 km	68 km SSE of Challapata, Bolivia
M6.1 1989-11-01	1989-11-01 06:40	140 km	131 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia
M6.2 1989-04-05	1989-04-05 23:47	112 km	137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
M6.7 1988-02-22	1988-02-22 19:13	70 km	78 km SSE of Iquique, Chile
M6.5 1988-02-06	1988-02-06 18:03	285 km	32 km NE of Oruro, Bolivia
M6.6 1987-08-13	1987-08-13 15:23	36 km	36 km SSW of Locumba, Peru
M7.2 1987-08-08	1987-08-08 15:48	70 km	68 km SSE of Arica, 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.