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M6.5 earthquake, Chile, 2002-03-28

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth125 km

Time (UTC)2002-03-28 04:56

Rank in 200229 / 139among M6+

Rank since 19004519 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

107 km NE of Calama, Chile · -21.66, -68.33

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.2M8.2

1995 M8.0M8.0

2005 M7.8M7.8

2014 M7.7M7.7

1957 M7.7M7.7

2007 M7.7M7.7

2024 M7.4M7.4

1967 M7.3M7.3

1915 M7.3M7.3

1933 M7.3M7.3

1940 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2001-07-24	2001-07-24 05:00	33 km	126 km NE of Iquique, Chile
M6.0 2001-06-19	2001-06-19 09:32	147 km	38 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
M7.2 2000-05-12	2000-05-12 18:43	225 km	75 km N of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
M6.4 2000-01-08	2000-01-08 11:59	36 km	60 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.4 1999-09-15	1999-09-15 03:01	218 km	70 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia
M6.1 1997-07-20	1997-07-20 10:14	256 km	68 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina
M7.1 1997-01-23	1997-01-23 02:15	276 km	16 km NW of Villazón, Bolivia
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

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.