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M6.8 earthquake, Mexico, 1953-09-30

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1953-09-30 23:04

Rank in 195318 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19002620 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

116 km SW of Mazatlán, Mexico · 22.48, -107.21

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1922 M7.0M7.0

1905 M7.0M7.0

1953 M6.8M6.8

1969 M6.6M6.6

1948 M6.6M6.6

2002 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1952-03-05	1952-03-05 15:46	10 km	84 km E of La Rivera, Mexico
M6.6 1948-12-04	1948-12-04 00:22	15 km	142 km WNW of Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), Mexico
M6.3 1946-05-09	1946-05-09 23:34	10 km	172 km ESE of La Playa, Mexico
M6.0 1945-04-15	1945-04-15 19:50	35 km	162 km SW of Los Pozos, Mexico
M6.4 1937-10-05	1937-10-05 06:21	10 km	103 km E of La Playa, Mexico
M6.2 1937-07-11	1937-07-11 17:19	15 km	287 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
M6.2 1932-03-14	1932-03-14 04:06	15 km	176 km SE of La Playa, Mexico
M6.0 1931-10-26	1931-10-26 04:25	10 km	132 km ESE of La Playa, Mexico
M6.0 1931-05-09	1931-05-09 10:34	15 km	67 km WSW of Altata, Mexico
M7.0 1922-06-12	1922-06-12 04:47	10 km	111 km SSW of Altata, 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.