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M6.9 earthquake, Mexico, 1989-04-25

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth19 km

Time (UTC)1989-04-25 14:29

Rank in 198911 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19001889 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

7 km ESE of San Marcos, Mexico · 16.77, -99.33

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1928 M8.0M8.0

1907 M7.8M7.8

1979 M7.6M7.6

1985 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

1943 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1987-07-15	1987-07-15 07:16	67 km	2 km NNW of San Pedro Coxcaltepec Cántaros, Mexico
M7.6 1985-09-21	1985-09-21 01:37	31 km	7 km N of Pantla, Mexico
M6.0 1985-09-15	1985-09-15 07:57	65 km	13 km SW of San Juan de los Cues, Mexico
M6.4 1984-07-02	1984-07-02 04:50	47 km	1 km E of Chacalapa, Mexico
M7.0 1982-06-07	1982-06-07 10:59	34 km	5 km NNW of San Juan Bautista Lo de Soto, Mexico
M6.9 1982-06-07	1982-06-07 06:52	40 km	1 km SE of San Juan Cacahuatepec, Mexico
M6.4 1980-10-24	1980-10-24 14:53	72 km	1 km NE of Piaxtla, Mexico
M7.6 1979-03-14	1979-03-14 11:07	49 km	12 km SSE of Vallecitos de Zaragoza, Mexico
M6.6 1979-01-26	1979-01-26 10:04	41 km	15 km N of San Luis de La Loma, Mexico
M6.4 1978-03-19	1978-03-19 01:39	36 km	4 km NW of Sabanillas, 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.