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M6.5 earthquake, Chile, 2004-08-28

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth5 km

Time (UTC)2004-08-28 13:41

Rank in 200443 / 157among M6+

Rank since 19004541 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

67 km ESE of Teno, Chile · -35.17, -70.53

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2010 M8.8M8.8

1985 M8.0M8.0

1939 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.8M7.8

1928 M7.7M7.7

1914 M7.7M7.7

1953 M7.5M7.5

1985 M7.4M7.4

1928 M7.2M7.2

1931 M7.2M7.2

1985 M7.2M7.2

2012 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2000-06-16	2000-06-16 07:55	120 km	53 km ESE of Puente Alto, Chile
M6.0 1999-03-05	1999-03-05 03:35	10 km	110 km ESE of Machalí, Chile
M6.0 1996-02-22	1996-02-22 13:40	43 km	10 km SW of San Antonio, Chile
M6.1 1992-05-18	1992-05-18 03:02	30 km	38 km W of San Antonio, Chile
M6.2 1990-05-14	1990-05-14 21:34	76 km	18 km ESE of Linares, Chile
M6.1 1988-05-21	1988-05-21 14:28	42 km	23 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile
M6.0 1987-09-13	1987-09-13 20:08	10 km	64 km ESE of Machalí, Chile
M6.0 1985-07-07	1985-07-07 11:25	31 km	42 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile
M7.2 1985-04-09	1985-04-09 01:56	38 km	59 km S of San Antonio, Chile
M6.5 1985-03-25	1985-03-25 05:14	45 km	86 km WNW of Santa Cruz, 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.