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M6.9 earthquake, Brazil, 2002-10-12

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth534 km

Time (UTC)2002-10-12 20:09

Rank in 200214 / 139among M6+

Rank since 19001940 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

108 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil · -8.29, -71.74

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M7.6M7.6

1961 M7.6M7.6

2015 M7.6M7.6

1911 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.2M7.2

1989 M7.1M7.1

2003 M7.1M7.1

1967 M7.0M7.0

2002 M6.9M6.9

1950 M6.8M6.8

2019 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2001-12-28	2001-12-28 22:09	161 km	35 km E of San Fernando, Peru
M6.6 1998-04-03	1998-04-03 22:01	165 km	43 km NE of San Fernando, Peru
M6.1 1997-03-25	1997-03-25 16:44	603 km	115 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 1994-11-04	1994-11-04 01:13	591 km	148 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 1993-05-06	1993-05-06 13:03	573 km	86 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.1 1989-05-05	1989-05-05 18:28	593 km	69 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.3 1986-03-26	1986-03-26 22:06	608 km	127 km ENE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
M6.6 1985-05-01	1985-05-01 13:27	600 km	125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.2 1983-06-02	1983-06-02 20:12	599 km	158 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 1972-01-21	1972-01-21 19:18	564 km	129 km NE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil

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.