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M7.3 earthquake, Mexico, 1968-08-02

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1968-08-02 14:06

Rank in 196811 / 159among M6+

Rank since 1900716 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

9 km WSW of La Humedad, Mexico · 16.54, -97.75

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1928 M8.0M8.0

1907 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.7M7.7

1931 M7.6M7.6

1957 M7.6M7.6

1928 M7.5M7.5

1909 M7.5M7.5

1999 M7.5M7.5

1908 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1968-07-02	1968-07-02 03:44	57 km	12 km W of Pueblo Viejo, Mexico
M6.4 1965-12-09	1965-12-09 06:07	44 km	4 km WNW of Las Compuertas, Mexico
M7.4 1965-08-23	1965-08-23 19:46	14 km	4 km NW of Santa María Zapotitlán, Mexico
M6.8 1962-05-19	1962-05-19 14:58	25 km	1 km SW of San Isidro Gallinero (El Gallinero), Mexico
M7.0 1962-05-11	1962-05-11 14:11	25 km	1 km SSW of Ejido Nuevo, Mexico
M6.6 1959-05-24	1959-05-24 19:17	65 km	6 km SSW of San Pedro Coxcaltepec Cántaros, Mexico
M7.6 1957-07-28	1957-07-28 08:40	38 km	8 km ENE of Apantla, Mexico
M6.1 1957-04-10	1957-04-10 05:12	15 km	81 km S of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico
M6.2 1956-01-08	1956-01-08 07:11	20 km	2 km E of San Marcos, Mexico
M6.3 1954-05-13	1954-05-13 14:46	62 km	6 km ESE of San Pedro Quiatoni, 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.