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M6.6 earthquake, Mexico, 1969-11-01

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1969-11-01 11:08

Rank in 196934 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19003442 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

131 km SW of Empaque Tarriba, Mexico · 23.14, -107.92

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1922 M7.0M7.0

1923 M6.8M6.8

1953 M6.8M6.8

1969 M6.7M6.7

2010 M6.7M6.7

2015 M6.7M6.7

1969 M6.6M6.6

1948 M6.6M6.6

2002 M6.5M6.5

1969 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1969-08-22	1969-08-22 10:04	15 km	49 km WSW of El Pescadero, Mexico
M6.7 1969-08-17	1969-08-17 20:15	30 km	101 km SW of Topolobampo, Mexico
M6.5 1969-08-17	1969-08-17 20:13	15 km	45 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico
M6.0 1966-05-18	1966-05-18 07:32	20 km	86 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico
M6.1 1960-03-06	1960-03-06 04:11	15 km	92 km SSW of Altata, Mexico
M6.1 1958-12-10	1958-12-10 21:49	15 km	98 km NE of Los Barriles, Mexico
M6.2 1957-10-24	1957-10-24 21:44	15 km	91 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico
M6.8 1953-09-30	1953-09-30 23:04	10 km	116 km SW of Mazatlán, Mexico
M6.4 1952-03-05	1952-03-05 15:46	10 km	84 km E of La Rivera, Mexico
M6.6 1948-12-04	1948-12-04 00:22	15 km	142 km WNW of Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), 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.