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M6.8 earthquake, Ecuador, 1916-06-30

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1916-06-30 03:00

Rank in 191623 / 57among M6+

Rank since 19002604 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

13 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 0.73, -80.01

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.8M8.8

1942 M7.8M7.8

2016 M7.8M7.8

1979 M7.7M7.7

1958 M7.6M7.6

1998 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

1956 M7.0M7.0

1958 M6.9M6.9

2013 M6.9M6.9

2016 M6.9M6.9

1958 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1914-11-18	1914-11-18 09:38	15 km	197 km NW of Manta, Ecuador
M6.5 1907-06-05	1907-06-05 03:21	35 km	37 km SSW of La Tola, Colombia
M6.6 1907-06-01	1907-06-01 08:40	15 km	67 km NNW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
M8.8 1906-01-31	1906-01-31 15:36	20 km	1906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake

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.