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M6.8 earthquake, Mexico, 1931-01-02

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1931-01-02 09:49

Rank in 193119 / 124among M6+

Rank since 19002200 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

256 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 18.71, -107.48

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1900 M7.3M7.3

1934 M7.0M7.0

1905 M7.0M7.0

1997 M6.9M6.9

1925 M6.9M6.9

1931 M6.8M6.8

1965 M6.7M6.7

1972 M6.6M6.6

2016 M6.6M6.6

1950 M6.6M6.6

1948 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1930-11-30	1930-11-30 21:30	15 km	214 km SW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
M6.3 1930-11-28	1930-11-28 07:32	15 km	199 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.0 1926-05-11	1926-05-11 11:20	15 km	76 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico
M6.9 1925-11-16	1925-11-16 11:55	15 km	211 km SW of José María Morelos, Mexico
M6.4 1925-07-07	1925-07-07 14:12	20 km	179 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.0 1922-06-12	1922-06-12 10:42	10 km	170 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.1 1919-07-09	1919-07-09 19:19	10 km	202 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.4 1919-04-18	1919-04-18 21:01	10 km	262 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M7.0 1905-12-17	1905-12-17 05:30	10 km	Revilla Gigedo Islands region
M7.0 1905-05-09	1905-05-09 06:39	10 km	166 km WSW of Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), 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.