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M6.5 earthquake, Mexico, 1959-04-28

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1959-04-28 11:09

Rank in 195927 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19004133 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

9 km W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 14.55, -92.31

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1902 M7.8M7.8

1942 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.2M7.2

1993 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1959-01-24	1959-01-24 19:42	35 km	51 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.4 1955-09-03	1955-09-03 12:36	44 km	23 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.7 1955-08-28	1955-08-28 20:13	45 km	31 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.1 1954-10-21	1954-10-21 06:51	66 km	7 km S of Guazacapán, Guatemala
M6.8 1953-11-17	1953-11-17 13:29	25 km	95 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.0 1951-04-02	1951-04-02 00:13	55 km	41 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.2 1950-10-23	1950-10-23 17:48	65 km	26 km ESE of Champerico, Guatemala
M7.2 1950-10-23	1950-10-23 16:13	65 km	1 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.0 1950-04-15	1950-04-15 14:51	35 km	58 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.1 1948-07-16	1948-07-16 07:19	44 km	7 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala

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.