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M6.5 earthquake, Chile, 2000-12-20

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth11 km

Time (UTC)2000-12-20 11:23

Rank in 200048 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19004508 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

134 km WSW of Carahue, Chile · -39.01, -74.66

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1960 M9.5M9.5

1960 M8.1M8.1

1960 M7.8M7.8

1975 M7.7M7.7

1953 M7.5M7.5

1960 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.4M7.4

1920 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

1974 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1999-08-22	1999-08-22 09:35	33 km	132 km WSW of Corral, Chile
M6.7 1998-04-01	1998-04-01 22:42	9 km	131 km WSW of Corral, Chile
M6.3 1990-04-21	1990-04-21 18:54	12 km	15 km WNW of Coronel, Chile
M6.2 1985-08-12	1985-08-12 00:04	33 km	47 km NW of Carahue, Chile
M6.0 1985-04-28	1985-04-28 08:30	10 km	192 km W of Corral, Chile
M6.0 1983-05-09	1983-05-09 10:58	23 km	138 km NW of Ancud, Chile
M6.1 1982-06-01	1982-06-01 04:14	33 km	113 km WNW of Ancud, Chile
M6.0 1976-05-30	1976-05-30 03:08	28 km	135 km WNW of Ancud, Chile
M6.0 1976-02-28	1976-02-28 16:27	9 km	111 km W of Corral, Chile
M7.7 1975-05-10	1975-05-10 14:27	6 km	44 km SSE of Cañete, 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.