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M6.8 earthquake, Mexico, 1923-08-28

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1923-08-28 23:15

Rank in 192326 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19002567 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×14approx.

80 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico · 24.84, -109.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M7.3M7.3

1901 M7.1M7.1

1922 M7.0M7.0

1945 M6.9M6.9

1932 M6.8M6.8

1923 M6.8M6.8

1931 M6.7M6.7

1969 M6.7M6.7

2010 M6.7M6.7

2015 M6.7M6.7

1988 M6.7M6.7

1969 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1922-06-12	1922-06-12 04:47	10 km	111 km SSW of Altata, Mexico
M6.3 1921-03-06	1921-03-06 07:25	15 km	40 km SW of Etchoropo, Mexico
M7.3 1906-04-10	1906-04-10 21:22	15 km	61 km NNW of La Paz, Mexico
M7.1 1901-12-09	1901-12-09 02:17	–	Gulf of California

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.