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M6.9 earthquake, Mexico, 1982-06-07

MagnitudeM6.9ms

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Depth40 km

Time (UTC)1982-06-07 06:52

Rank in 19829 / 87among M6+

Rank since 19001865 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

1 km SE of San Juan Cacahuatepec, Mexico · 16.61, -98.15

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1928 M8.0M8.0

1907 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.7M7.7

1931 M7.6M7.6

1957 M7.6M7.6

1911 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.5M7.5

1909 M7.5M7.5

1999 M7.5M7.5

1908 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1980-10-24	1980-10-24 14:53	72 km	1 km NE of Piaxtla, Mexico
M7.7 1978-11-29	1978-11-29 19:52	18 km	2 km ESE of San Agustín Loxicha, Mexico
M6.4 1978-03-19	1978-03-19 01:39	36 km	4 km NW of Sabanillas, Mexico
M6.4 1976-06-07	1976-06-07 14:26	45 km	19 km N of El Súchil, Mexico
M6.2 1975-04-23	1975-04-23 11:14	11 km	18 km SSW of Marquelia, Mexico
M6.8 1973-08-28	1973-08-28 09:50	84 km	8 km N of San Felipe Tílpam, Mexico
M6.4 1970-02-04	1970-02-04 05:08	19 km	131 km S of San Andrés Playa Encantada (El Podrido), Mexico
M7.3 1968-08-02	1968-08-02 14:06	30 km	9 km WSW of La Humedad, Mexico
M6.3 1968-07-02	1968-07-02 03:44	57 km	12 km W of Pueblo Viejo, Mexico
M6.4 1965-12-09	1965-12-09 06:07	44 km	4 km WNW of Las Compuertas, Mexico

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.