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M6.8 earthquake, Guatemala, 1953-11-17

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1953-11-17 13:29

Rank in 195317 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19002213 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

95 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 13.49, -92.23

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1942 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.2M7.2

1993 M7.2M7.2

1950 M7.2M7.2

1921 M7.1M7.1

1944 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.2 1948-07-16	1948-07-16 07:12	41 km	13 km SE of Río Bravo, Guatemala
M7.0 1944-06-28	1944-06-28 07:58	25 km	70 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.2 1943-12-08	1943-12-08 19:38	15 km	128 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico
M6.4 1943-06-15	1943-06-15 18:21	25 km	82 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.1 1942-08-08	1942-08-08 22:36	15 km	12 km SSW of La Gomera, 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.