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M6.7 earthquake, Peru, 2006-10-20

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth23 km

Time (UTC)2006-10-20 10:48

Rank in 200624 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19003006 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

52 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru · -13.46, -76.68

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2006-10-26	2006-10-26 22:54	28 km	41 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1940 M8.2M8.2

1942 M8.1M8.1

2007 M8.0M8.0

1996 M7.7M7.7

1974 M7.6M7.6

1974 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.1M7.1

2011 M6.9M6.9

1916 M6.9M6.9

1940 M6.7M6.7

2006 M6.7M6.7

1930 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1997-02-09	1997-02-09 12:32	33 km	68 km S of Paracas, Peru
M6.0 1996-11-13	1996-11-13 12:32	33 km	29 km WSW of San Juan, Peru
M6.1 1996-11-13	1996-11-13 02:41	33 km	54 km WSW of Changuillo, Peru
M7.7 1996-11-12	1996-11-12 16:59	33 km	60 km SW of Changuillo, Peru
M6.3 1993-04-18	1993-04-18 09:16	106 km	15 km SE of Lachaqui, Peru
M6.1 1992-05-16	1992-05-16 20:57	57 km	4 km E of San Clemente, Peru
M6.3 1991-04-05	1991-04-05 15:50	50 km	21 km ESE of Pampa de Tate, Peru
M6.2 1987-06-27	1987-06-27 09:09	61 km	25 km WSW of Subtanjalla, Peru
M6.1 1982-03-28	1982-03-28 23:24	95 km	19 km WSW of Colonia, Peru
M6.0 1976-01-05	1976-01-05 02:31	95 km	11 km ENE of Pilpichaca, Peru

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.