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M6.8 earthquake, MX, 1956-02-09

MagnitudeM6.8ms

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Depth6 km

Time (UTC)1956-02-09 14:32

Rank in 195610 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19002254 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 31.83, -116.23

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.2M7.2

1940 M6.9M6.9

1956 M6.8M6.8

1918 M6.7M6.7

1942 M6.6M6.6

1968 M6.6M6.6

1987 M6.6M6.6

1903 M6.6M6.6

1915 M6.6M6.6

1956 M6.5M6.5

1966 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1954-11-12	1954-11-12 12:26	6 km	30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
M6.4 1954-10-17	1954-10-17 22:57	15 km	50 km SW of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Mexico
M6.4 1954-03-19	1954-03-19 09:54	6 km	The 1954 San Jacinto Fault, California Earthquake
M6.2 1953-10-13	1953-10-13 08:53	15 km	124 km W of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.0 1948-12-04	1948-12-04 23:43	6 km	The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake
M6.6 1942-10-21	1942-10-21 16:22	6 km	The 1942 Fish Creek Mountains, California Earthquake
M6.0 1940-12-07	1940-12-07 22:17	6 km	126km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX
M6.9 1940-05-19	1940-05-19 04:36	6 km	The 1940 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake
M6.0 1937-03-25	1937-03-25 16:49	6 km	16km WSW of Oasis, CA
M6.4 1934-12-31	1934-12-31 18:45	6 km	5km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX

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.