M6.5 Earthquake — southern East Pacific Rise

A magnitude 6.5 (strong) earthquake struck southern East Pacific Rise on 2014-05-12 18:38 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

USGS PAGER green: low likelihood of casualties or damage — the USGS estimate of human and economic impact.

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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 4 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M6.4 — southern East Pacific Rise · 1983-01-26
• M6.3 — southern East Pacific Rise · 1967-01-21
• M6.3 — southern East Pacific Rise · 1997-06-26

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• M4.5 — 53 km S of Kushiro, Japan
• M4.5 — 7 km ENE of Lajamina, Panama
• M4.8 — southern East Pacific Rise
• M4.8 — 56 km E of Yairipok, India
• M4.6 — Volcano Islands, Japan region
• M4.5 — 103 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
• M4.6 — 0 km NE of Leones Arriba, Panama
• M4.5 — 116 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia

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