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M6.8 earthquake, Mexico, 1949-11-20

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1949-11-20 07:09

Rank in 194917 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002137 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×18approx.

52 km SW of Bahía de Kino, Mexico · 28.47, -112.31

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1907 M7.4M7.4

1954 M7.2M7.2

1939 M7.2M7.2

1902 M7.1M7.1

1918 M7.0M7.0

2012 M7.0M7.0

1945 M6.9M6.9

2009 M6.9M6.9

1932 M6.8M6.8

1949 M6.8M6.8

1931 M6.7M6.7

1988 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.0 1941-03-15	1941-03-15 05:46	15 km	30 km ESE of San Luis, Mexico
M6.0 1939-12-22	1939-12-22 06:59	15 km	131 km WSW of La Libertad, Mexico
M7.2 1939-05-02	1939-05-02 13:14	10 km	92 km NNE of San Luis, Mexico
M6.8 1932-07-07	1932-07-07 16:15	10 km	90 km SW of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.3 1931-10-01	1931-10-01 11:45	15 km	112 km E of El Rosario de Arriba, Mexico
M6.7 1931-01-17	1931-01-17 02:50	10 km	68 km SW of Paredón Colorado, Mexico
M6.3 1925-08-29	1925-08-29 22:36	15 km	74 km E of Mulegé, Mexico
M7.0 1918-05-23	1918-05-23 11:57	10 km	41 km SSW of Heroica Guaymas, 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.