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M6.9 earthquake, Peru, 2011-10-28

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth24 km

Time (UTC)2011-10-28 18:54

Rank in 201126 / 207among M6+

Rank since 19001978 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

39 km SW of Santiago, Peru · -14.44, -75.97

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2011-10-28	2011-10-28 19:01	22 km	37 km SW of Santiago, Peru
M5.6 2011-10-28	2011-10-28 23:46	10 km	38 km SSW of Santiago, Peru

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M8.1M8.1

2007 M8.0M8.0

1996 M7.7M7.7

2024 M7.2M7.2

1974 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.1M7.1

2013 M7.1M7.1

2018 M7.1M7.1

2011 M6.9M6.9

1916 M6.9M6.9

2014 M6.8M6.8

2006 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2010-05-23	2010-05-23 22:46	101 km	4 km WNW of Sacsamarca, Peru
M6.0 2009-02-02	2009-02-02 17:53	21 km	40 km WNW of Pisco, Peru
M6.0 2007-08-18	2007-08-18 02:52	30 km	7 km NNW of Paracas, Peru
M6.0 2007-08-16	2007-08-16 11:35	35 km	46 km S of Paracas, Peru
M6.4 2007-08-16	2007-08-16 05:16	23 km	46 km WSW of Santiago, Peru
M8.0 2007-08-15	2007-08-15 23:40	39 km	41 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru
M6.0 2006-10-26	2006-10-26 22:54	28 km	41 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru
M6.7 2006-10-20	2006-10-20 10:48	23 km	52 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru
M6.6 2001-07-05	2001-07-05 13:53	62 km	31 km S of Achanizo, Peru
M6.1 1997-02-09	1997-02-09 12:32	33 km	68 km S of Paracas, 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.