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M8.2 earthquake, Mexico Earthquake, 2017-09-08

MagnitudeM8.2mww

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Depth47 km

Time (UTC)2017-09-08 04:49

Rank in 20171 / 110among M6+

Rank since 190045 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×1,995approx.

2017 Tehuantepec, Mexico Earthquake · 15.02, -93.90

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2017-09-08	2017-09-08 05:01	36 km	100 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico
M5.5 2017-09-09	2017-09-09 04:54	29 km	95 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico
M5.8 2017-09-10	2017-09-10 03:07	29 km	92 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico
M5.5 2017-09-11	2017-09-11 21:09	27 km	107 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico
M5.6 2017-09-18	2017-09-18 14:19	10 km	108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico
M5.5 2017-09-19	2017-09-19 07:53	30 km	98 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico
M5.8 2017-09-23	2017-09-23 10:38	54 km	80 km SSW of La Gloria, Mexico
M5.8 2017-09-24	2017-09-24 10:06	47 km	80 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1902 M7.8M7.8

1931 M7.6M7.6

1902 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.4M7.4

2012 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

2020 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

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
M6.0 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
M6.6 2015-12-17	2015-12-17 19:49	85 km	4 km W of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico
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
M6.5 2012-11-11	2012-11-11 22:14	20 km	32 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala
M7.4 2012-11-07	2012-11-07 16:35	24 km	33 km S of Champerico, 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.