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M7.2 earthquake, Mexico, 1939-05-02

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1939-05-02 13:14

Rank in 193912 / 80among M6+

Rank since 19001008 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×61approx.

92 km NNE of San Luis, Mexico · 29.24, -113.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1907 M7.4M7.4

1954 M7.2M7.2

1939 M7.2M7.2

1902 M7.1M7.1

2012 M7.0M7.0

2009 M6.9M6.9

1932 M6.8M6.8

1949 M6.8M6.8

2006 M6.6M6.6

1903 M6.6M6.6

1954 M6.6M6.6

1956 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M7.4 1907-10-16	1907-10-16 13:57	15 km	69 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.6 1903-01-24	1903-01-24 05:27	–	Colorado River Delta area, Baja California, Mexico
M7.1 1902-12-12	1902-12-12 23:10	–	Baja California, 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.