THE 5 STRONGEST EARTHQUAKES LOCATED LESS THAN 500Km AWAY (Source: USGS, Search since 1990) 21/02/1996 12:51:01 9.59S 79.59W Magnitude = 6.6 03/04/1998 22:01:48 8.15S 74.24W Magnitude = 6.1 18/04/1993 09:16:23 11.65S 76.53W Magnitude = 6.0 23/09/1995 22:31:56 10.68S 78.58W Magnitude = 6.0 21/03/1991 05:53:12 9.71S 79.77W Magnitude = 5.9