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M7.0 earthquake, Mexico, 1944-06-28

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1944-06-28 07:58

Rank in 194411 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19001336 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×36approx.

70 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14.29, -92.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1902 M7.8M7.8

1942 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.2M7.2

1993 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.3 1942-11-12	1942-11-12 04:55	65 km	5 km NE of General Pascual Fentes, Mexico
M6.1 1942-08-08	1942-08-08 22:36	15 km	12 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala
M7.7 1942-08-06	1942-08-06 23:37	35 km	26 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.4 1942-03-01	1942-03-01 09:52	15 km	35 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
M6.5 1941-02-11	1941-02-11 14:35	15 km	115 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico
M6.8 1940-07-27	1940-07-27 13:32	35 km	29 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
M6.8 1939-12-05	1939-12-05 08:30	45 km	17 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.2 1939-01-20	1939-01-20 20:40	15 km	107 km SSW of Puerto San José, 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.