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M7.4 earthquake, Chile, 2010-02-27

MagnitudeM7.4mwc

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)2010-02-27 08:01

Rank in 20107 / 174among M6+

Rank since 1900613 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×126approx.

124 km W of Lebu, Chile · -37.77, -75.05

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2010-02-27	2010-02-27 08:48	35 km	176 km WSW of Lebu, Chile

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1960 M9.5M9.5

2010 M8.8M8.8

1960 M8.1M8.1

1960 M7.8M7.8

1975 M7.7M7.7

1953 M7.5M7.5

1960 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.4M7.4

1920 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2010-02-27	2010-02-27 07:37	35 km	27 km NNW of Yumbel, Chile
M8.8 2010-02-27	2010-02-27 06:34	23 km	2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake
M6.1 2004-06-15	2004-06-15 11:16	38 km	15 km S of Carahue, Chile
M6.6 2004-05-03	2004-05-03 04:36	21 km	11 km N of Cañete, Chile
M6.5 2000-12-20	2000-12-20 11:23	11 km	134 km WSW of Carahue, Chile
M6.7 1998-04-01	1998-04-01 22:42	9 km	131 km WSW of Corral, Chile
M6.3 1990-04-21	1990-04-21 18:54	12 km	15 km WNW of Coronel, Chile
M6.2 1985-08-12	1985-08-12 00:04	33 km	47 km NW of Carahue, Chile
M6.0 1985-04-28	1985-04-28 08:30	10 km	192 km W of Corral, Chile
M6.0 1976-02-28	1976-02-28 16:27	9 km	111 km W of Corral, 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.