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M6.5 earthquake, Mexico, 1941-02-11

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1941-02-11 14:35

Rank in 194129 / 102among M6+

Rank since 19004118 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

115 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 15.19, -94.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1928 M8.0M8.0

1902 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.7M7.7

1931 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

2020 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1935-12-21	1935-12-21 11:51	35 km	74 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M7.3 1935-12-14	1935-12-14 22:05	35 km	4 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.5 1931-11-02	1931-11-02 00:32	35 km	3 km S of Santa Catarina Cuixtla, Mexico
M6.1 1931-07-17	1931-07-17 09:13	35 km	6 km NW of San Baltazar Loxicha, Mexico
M6.1 1931-05-16	1931-05-16 20:47	25 km	10 km WSW of Villa Sola de Vega, Mexico
M6.1 1931-01-29	1931-01-29 17:10	15 km	128 km SSE of Puerto Ángel, Mexico
M6.4 1931-01-16	1931-01-16 19:19	30 km	2 km NNW of San Marcial Ozolotepec, Mexico
M7.6 1931-01-15	1931-01-15 01:50	35 km	5 km SSW of San Miguel Suchixtepec, Mexico
M6.2 1929-04-07	1929-04-07 19:32	15 km	144 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico
M6.0 1929-02-13	1929-02-13 22:13	30 km	15 km W of Puerto Madero, 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.