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M6.7 earthquake, Chile, 2007-12-16

MagnitudeM6.7mwb

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Depth45 km

Time (UTC)2007-12-16 08:09

Rank in 200738 / 196among M6+

Rank since 19003014 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

80 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · -22.95, -70.18

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

2014 M7.7M7.7

2007 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.7M7.7

1987 M7.6M7.6

1936 M7.5M7.5

2024 M7.4M7.4

1960 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.3M7.3

1933 M7.3M7.3

1988 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2007-12-13	2007-12-13 07:23	16 km	52 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.0 2007-12-13	2007-12-13 05:20	15 km	55 km N of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.1 2007-11-20	2007-11-20 17:55	15 km	81 km N of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.8 2007-11-15	2007-11-15 15:05	26 km	82 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.3 2007-11-15	2007-11-15 15:03	27 km	86 km N of Antofagasta, Chile
M7.7 2007-11-14	2007-11-14 15:40	40 km	36 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile
M6.8 2005-11-17	2005-11-17 19:26	147 km	68 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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
M6.3 2000-11-29	2000-11-29 10:25	58 km	72 km NW of Taltal, 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.