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M6.5 earthquake, Mexico, 1964-07-06

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth19 km

Time (UTC)1964-07-06 02:14

Rank in 196440 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19004238 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

95 km SW of Etchoropo, Mexico · 26.12, -110.32

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M7.3M7.3

1901 M7.1M7.1

1918 M7.0M7.0

1945 M6.9M6.9

1932 M6.8M6.8

1923 M6.8M6.8

1931 M6.7M6.7

1969 M6.7M6.7

2010 M6.7M6.7

2015 M6.7M6.7

1988 M6.7M6.7

1995 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1964-07-05	1964-07-05 19:07	12 km	85 km SW of Etchoropo, Mexico
M6.0 1960-03-31	1960-03-31 19:56	15 km	93 km W of Las Grullas Margen Derecha, Mexico
M6.1 1958-12-10	1958-12-10 21:49	15 km	98 km NE of Los Barriles, Mexico
M6.0 1958-08-30	1958-08-30 18:38	15 km	61 km ENE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico
M6.3 1958-04-12	1958-04-12 11:47	15 km	75 km NE of Loreto, Mexico
M6.2 1957-10-24	1957-10-24 21:44	15 km	91 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico
M6.0 1955-04-05	1955-04-05 16:16	15 km	58 km WSW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico
M6.5 1955-04-05	1955-04-05 15:09	15 km	47 km SW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico
M6.4 1954-05-05	1954-05-05 13:09	10 km	45 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico
M6.3 1952-11-07	1952-11-07 20:55	15 km	56 km NE of Loreto, 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.