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M6.8 earthquake, Mexico, 1972-11-13

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth14 km

Time (UTC)1972-11-13 04:43

Rank in 197224 / 132among M6+

Rank since 19002582 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×14approx.

70 km SE of Santa Gertrudis Miramar, Mexico · 15.54, -95.01

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1928 M8.0M8.0

1907 M7.8M7.8

1902 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.7M7.7

1931 M7.6M7.6

1928 M7.5M7.5

1999 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

2020 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1970-04-30	1970-04-30 08:33	26 km	86 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico
M7.3 1970-04-29	1970-04-29 14:01	35 km	34 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.6 1970-04-29	1970-04-29 11:22	25 km	55 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.4 1968-11-28	1968-11-28 10:36	20 km	121 km SSE of Santa Gertrudis Miramar, Mexico
M6.0 1968-09-25	1968-09-25 10:38	125 km	11 km SSE of Nueva Independencia, Mexico
M7.4 1965-08-23	1965-08-23 19:46	14 km	4 km NW of Santa María Zapotitlán, Mexico
M6.0 1959-01-24	1959-01-24 19:42	35 km	51 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.3 1954-05-13	1954-05-13 14:46	62 km	6 km ESE of San Pedro Quiatoni, Mexico
M6.3 1946-05-15	1946-05-15 22:10	15 km	15 km SW of Puerto Ángel, Mexico
M7.0 1944-06-28	1944-06-28 07:58	25 km	70 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

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.