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M6.5 earthquake, Mexico, 1966-08-07

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1966-08-07 17:36

Rank in 196635 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19004246 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

6 km S of Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico · 31.63, -114.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1907 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.2M7.2

1939 M7.2M7.2

1902 M7.1M7.1

1940 M6.9M6.9

1932 M6.8M6.8

1956 M6.8M6.8

1942 M6.6M6.6

1968 M6.6M6.6

1987 M6.6M6.6

1903 M6.6M6.6

1915 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1963-11-23	1963-11-23 07:50	15 km	118 km W of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.4 1963-11-18	1963-11-18 14:38	15 km	111 km WSW of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.0 1961-05-31	1961-05-31 14:17	15 km	106 km W of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.5 1956-02-15	1956-02-15 01:20	6 km	120km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
M6.4 1956-02-14	1956-02-14 18:33	6 km	129km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
M6.2 1956-02-09	1956-02-09 15:24	6 km	66km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
M6.8 1956-02-09	1956-02-09 14:32	6 km	34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
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

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.