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M6.8 earthquake, Chile, 2005-11-17

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth147 km

Time (UTC)2005-11-17 19:26

Rank in 200517 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19002430 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

68 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · -22.36, -67.89

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

1957 M7.7M7.7

2007 M7.7M7.7

2024 M7.4M7.4

1967 M7.3M7.3

1910 M7.2M7.2

2000 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.1M7.1

1959 M7.1M7.1

1997 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.8 2005-06-13	2005-06-13 22:44	116 km	102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
M6.1 2005-06-02	2005-06-02 10:56	196 km	69 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
M6.1 2004-03-17	2004-03-17 03:21	290 km	38 km NNE of Tupiza, Bolivia
M6.5 2002-03-28	2002-03-28 04:56	125 km	107 km NE of Calama, 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
M7.1 1998-01-30	1998-01-30 12:16	42 km	34 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.1 1997-07-20	1997-07-20 10:14	256 km	68 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina

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.