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M6.7 earthquake, Mexico, 1944-01-10

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1944-01-10 20:09

Rank in 194423 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002725 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

6 km SW of Tenexpa, Mexico · 17.14, -100.71

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1985 M8.0M8.0

1911 M7.6M7.6

1941 M7.6M7.6

1979 M7.6M7.6

1985 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1957 M7.6M7.6

1911 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1909 M7.5M7.5

1908 M7.5M7.5

1943 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.4 1943-02-22	1943-02-22 09:20	20 km	18 km SSW of Palos Blancos, Mexico
M7.6 1941-04-15	1941-04-15 19:09	30 km	21 km ESE of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico
M6.1 1938-06-28	1938-06-28 19:17	35 km	7 km W of Acapetlahuaya, Mexico
M6.5 1938-05-11	1938-05-11 14:44	20 km	71 km SSW of Papanoa, Mexico
M6.5 1938-01-02	1938-01-02 22:27	25 km	14 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico
M6.1 1937-12-31	1937-12-31 17:41	25 km	7 km WNW of El Carrizo, Mexico
M7.4 1937-12-23	1937-12-23 13:18	25 km	3 km W of Huixtepec, Mexico
M6.1 1937-10-06	1937-10-06 09:47	35 km	8 km S of Valle de Vázquez, Mexico
M6.8 1934-01-28	1934-01-28 19:10	30 km	near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico
M6.7 1933-05-08	1933-05-08 10:33	30 km	14 km N of San Luis de La Loma, 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.