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M6.5 earthquake, Mexico, 1955-04-05

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1955-04-05 15:09

Rank in 195528 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19004052 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

47 km SW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico · 25.47, -109.66

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M7.3M7.3

1901 M7.1M7.1

1918 M7.0M7.0

1922 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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1952-11-07	1952-11-07 20:55	15 km	56 km NE of Loreto, Mexico
M6.4 1952-03-05	1952-03-05 15:46	10 km	84 km E of La Rivera, Mexico
M6.0 1945-06-27	1945-06-27 18:08	15 km	73 km E of Mulegé, Mexico
M6.9 1945-06-27	1945-06-27 13:08	10 km	59 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico
M6.3 1940-06-03	1940-06-03 18:05	15 km	45 km SSW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico
M6.4 1937-10-05	1937-10-05 06:21	10 km	103 km E of La Playa, Mexico
M6.1 1936-07-31	1936-07-31 17:41	15 km	28 km NE of Melitón Albáñez Domínguez, Mexico
M6.1 1934-10-29	1934-10-29 02:34	15 km	92 km W of El Aguajito, Mexico
M6.8 1932-07-12	1932-07-12 19:24	10 km	79 km SSW of Etchoropo, Mexico
M6.1 1932-04-24	1932-04-24 06:10	15 km	12 km WNW of Ciudad Constitución, 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.