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M6.8 earthquake, Guatemala, 1979-10-27

MagnitudeM6.8ms

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Depth58 km

Time (UTC)1979-10-27 14:35

Rank in 197915 / 86among M6+

Rank since 19002309 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

12 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 13.83, -90.88

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
M7.5 1976-02-04	1976-02-04 09:01	5 km	7 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala
M6.1 1974-12-31	1974-12-31 20:21	39 km	20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.1 1972-01-22	1972-01-22 13:08	60 km	8 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.0 1971-08-20	1971-08-20 21:36	25 km	119 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.6 1970-04-30	1970-04-30 08:33	26 km	86 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico
M7.3 1970-04-29	1970-04-29 14:01	35 km	34 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.6 1970-04-29	1970-04-29 11:22	25 km	55 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.0 1969-04-21	1969-04-21 02:19	65 km	9 km NE of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.0 1968-09-25	1968-09-25 10:38	125 km	11 km SSE of Nueva Independencia, Mexico
M6.6 1966-12-10	1966-12-10 13:06	65 km	5 km NNW 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.