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M6.8 earthquake, Guatemala, 1939-12-05

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth45 km

Time (UTC)1939-12-05 08:30

Rank in 193916 / 80among M6+

Rank since 19002175 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×17approx.

17 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala · 14.41, -91.80

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

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.2M7.2

1993 M7.2M7.2

1950 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1939-01-20	1939-01-20 20:40	15 km	107 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.2 1937-09-28	1937-09-28 06:20	15 km	near the coast of Guatemala
M6.4 1937-09-15	1937-09-15 23:48	15 km	6 km SW of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala
M6.5 1936-11-22	1936-11-22 18:19	45 km	21 km SE of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.8 1936-11-19	1936-11-19 21:10	45 km	20 km SE of Iztapa, Guatemala
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
M6.3 1931-09-26	1931-09-26 20:03	15 km	127 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.8 1930-07-14	1930-07-14 22:40	15 km	8 km NNW of Moyuta, Guatemala
M6.2 1930-07-07	1930-07-07 13:33	15 km	6 km W of Santa María Ixhuatán, 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.