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M6.8 earthquake, Guatemala, 2017-06-22

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth38 km

Time (UTC)2017-06-22 12:31

Rank in 201715 / 110among M6+

Rank since 19002486 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

28 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 13.72, -90.97

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

1976 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1993 M7.2M7.2

1950 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 2017-06-14	2017-06-14 07:29	93 km	2 km SSW of San Pablo, Guatemala
M6.2 2017-05-12	2017-05-12 10:41	16 km	78 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.0 2016-04-27	2016-04-27 12:51	16 km	75 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.0 2016-04-25	2016-04-25 07:07	16 km	83 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.1 2016-04-15	2016-04-15 14:11	22 km	110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.1 2014-12-07	2014-12-07 21:16	32 km	61 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
M6.9 2014-07-07	2014-07-07 11:23	53 km	4 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.0 2014-03-02	2014-03-02 22:17	18 km	98 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.4 2013-09-07	2013-09-07 00:13	66 km	7 km ESE of Ignacio López Rayón, Mexico
M6.2 2013-03-25	2013-03-25 23:02	189 km	3 km NW of Fraijanes, 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.