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M6.6 earthquake, Chile, 2004-05-03

MagnitudeM6.6mwb

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Depth21 km

Time (UTC)2004-05-03 04:36

Rank in 200433 / 157among M6+

Rank since 19003641 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

11 km N of Cañete, Chile · -37.70, -73.41

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1960 M9.5M9.5

2010 M8.8M8.8

1960 M8.1M8.1

1939 M7.8M7.8

1960 M7.8M7.8

1975 M7.7M7.7

1953 M7.5M7.5

1960 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.4M7.4

1920 M7.3M7.3

1928 M7.2M7.2

2011 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 2000-12-20	2000-12-20 11:23	11 km	134 km WSW of Carahue, Chile
M6.0 1998-12-14	1998-12-14 16:25	138 km	39 km WSW of Loncopué, Argentina
M6.0 1994-10-20	1994-10-20 01:15	162 km	10 km ENE of Aluminé, Argentina
M6.2 1990-05-14	1990-05-14 21:34	76 km	18 km ESE of Linares, 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 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
M7.1 1974-08-18	1974-08-18 10:44	36 km	37 km NW of Carahue, 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.