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M6.9 earthquake, Chile, 2011-02-11

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth26 km

Time (UTC)2011-02-11 20:05

Rank in 201121 / 207among M6+

Rank since 19001973 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

21 km N of Tomé, Chile · -36.42, -72.96

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2011-02-11	2011-02-11 23:39	15 km	11 km ENE of Arauco, Chile
M6.1 2011-02-12	2011-02-12 01:17	16 km	13 km SSE of Chiguayante, Chile
M5.8 2011-02-13	2011-02-13 08:51	21 km	18 km NNW of Talcahuano, Chile
M6.0 2011-02-13	2011-02-13 10:35	17 km	9 km NNW of Talcahuano, Chile
M5.5 2011-02-13	2011-02-13 13:44	19 km	23 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1960 M9.5M9.5

2010 M8.8M8.8

1960 M8.1M8.1

1939 M7.8M7.8

1960 M7.8M7.8

1928 M7.7M7.7

1975 M7.7M7.7

1914 M7.7M7.7

1953 M7.5M7.5

1960 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.4M7.4

1928 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 2011-01-02	2011-01-02 20:20	24 km	42 km NNW of Carahue, Chile
M6.2 2010-09-09	2010-09-09 07:28	16 km	23 km WNW of Lota, Chile
M6.6 2010-07-14	2010-07-14 08:32	22 km	30 km SSE of Cañete, Chile
M6.3 2010-05-03	2010-05-03 23:09	19 km	30 km S of Cañete, Chile
M6.0 2010-04-23	2010-04-23 10:03	32 km	26 km W of Nacimiento, Chile
M6.0 2010-04-02	2010-04-02 22:58	24 km	30 km W of Quirihue, Chile
M6.0 2010-03-28	2010-03-28 21:38	30 km	88 km W of Constitución, Chile
M6.7 2010-03-16	2010-03-16 02:21	18 km	52 km NNW of Tomé, Chile
M6.2 2010-03-15	2010-03-15 11:08	14 km	76 km NW of Quirihue, Chile
M6.0 2010-03-11	2010-03-11 15:06	32 km	61 km WNW of Santa Cruz, 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.