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M6.5 earthquake, Mexico, 1989-08-29

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth21 km

Time (UTC)1989-08-29 04:16

Rank in 198931 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19004396 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

165 km SW of La Manzanilla, Mexico · 18.04, -105.67

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1932 M8.1M8.1

1995 M8.0M8.0

1932 M7.8M7.8

1932 M7.7M7.7

1941 M7.6M7.6

2003 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1973 M7.5M7.5

1900 M7.3M7.3

1934 M7.0M7.0

1986 M7.0M7.0

1997 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1986-12-07	1986-12-07 16:56	10 km	225 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M7.0 1986-04-30	1986-04-30 07:07	26 km	41 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico
M6.0 1981-06-01	1981-06-01 15:12	33 km	217 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.1 1980-11-01	1980-11-01 22:52	33 km	256 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.1 1974-01-26	1974-01-26 05:35	33 km	10 km E of Aquila, Mexico
M6.0 1973-10-18	1973-10-18 10:49	45 km	1 km SW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
M7.5 1973-01-30	1973-01-30 21:01	43 km	35 km SW of Aguililla, Mexico
M6.1 1973-01-22	1973-01-22 00:37	33 km	73 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico
M6.6 1972-10-20	1972-10-20 08:17	12 km	194 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.2 1968-04-26	1968-04-26 17:48	38 km	5 km ENE of Aquila, 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.