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M6.7 earthquake, Chile, 2006-04-30

MagnitudeM6.7mwb
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Depth12 km
Time (UTC)2006-04-30 19:17
Rank in 200621 / 153among M6+
Rank since 19003003 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×11approx.

78 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · -27.02, -71.02

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

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M5.7 2006-04-302006-04-30 20:1220 km89 km W of Copiapó, Chile
M5.8 2006-04-302006-04-30 21:2534 km83 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile
M5.9 2006-04-302006-04-30 21:3235 km89 km W of Copiapó, Chile
M6.5 2006-04-302006-04-30 21:4012 km73 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile
M5.8 2006-04-302006-04-30 23:0437 km86 km W of Copiapó, Chile
M5.5 2006-05-112006-05-11 13:4832 km96 km W of Copiapó, Chile

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.7 2002-04-182002-04-18 16:0862 km31 km SW of Copiapó, Chile
M6.4 2002-04-012002-04-01 19:5971 km29 km NNW of La Serena, Chile
M6.3 2000-11-292000-11-29 10:2558 km72 km NW of Taltal, Chile
M6.6 1998-09-031998-09-03 17:3727 km66 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.7 1995-11-011995-11-01 00:3520 km73 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile
M6.6 1993-07-111993-07-11 13:3648 km34 km ENE of Taltal, Chile
M6.0 1993-03-191993-03-19 01:4829 km93 km NW of Copiapó, Chile
M6.7 1993-03-151993-03-15 16:0829 km93 km NW of Copiapó, Chile
M6.1 1988-08-171988-08-17 11:3438 km73 km WNW of Copiap?, Chile
M6.7 1988-08-141988-08-14 17:5332 km76 km W of Copiapó, 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.