M5.9 Earthquake — West Chile Rise

A magnitude 5.9 (moderate) earthquake struck West Chile Rise on 1926-08-14 08:36 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 0 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M5.9 — West Chile Rise · 1963-11-16
• M5.9 — West Chile Rise · 1985-08-06
• M5.8 — southeast of Easter Island · 2010-04-10

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