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M6.6 earthquake, Mexico, 1959-05-24

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth65 km

Time (UTC)1959-05-24 19:17

Rank in 195923 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19003842 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

6 km SSW of San Pedro Coxcaltepec Cántaros, Mexico · 17.45, -97.15

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
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
M6.5 1951-12-28	1951-12-28 09:20	31 km	10 km SSE of Coacoyulichán, Mexico
M7.1 1950-12-14	1950-12-14 14:15	35 km	0 km SW of Igualapa, Mexico
M6.5 1948-01-06	1948-01-06 17:23	30 km	6 km SSW of El Polvorín, Mexico
M6.3 1946-05-15	1946-05-15 22:10	15 km	15 km SW of Puerto Ángel, Mexico
M6.1 1942-11-25	1942-11-25 01:18	25 km	5 km ESE of El Carrizo, Mexico
M6.1 1942-10-28	1942-10-28 10:44	15 km	84 km S of Sector H Tres, 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.