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M6.5 earthquake, Mexico, 1993-09-30

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth19 km

Time (UTC)1993-09-30 18:27

Rank in 199345 / 148among M6+

Rank since 19004435 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

90 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico · 15.42, -94.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1928 M8.0M8.0

1902 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.7M7.7

1931 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

2020 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1993-09-19	1993-09-19 14:10	18 km	105 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M7.2 1993-09-10	1993-09-10 19:12	34 km	24 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.0 1993-09-10	1993-09-10 18:58	63 km	50 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.8 1993-09-03	1993-09-03 12:35	26 km	38 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.3 1992-05-30	1992-05-30 16:30	55 km	62 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.1 1989-09-16	1989-09-16 23:20	108 km	4 km W of Nueva Palestina, Mexico
M6.1 1987-03-12	1987-03-12 12:18	40 km	68 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico
M6.0 1986-07-05	1986-07-05 22:09	112 km	13 km NNW of El Triunfo, Mexico
M6.1 1984-10-13	1984-10-13 17:18	31 km	115 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico
M6.3 1984-08-31	1984-08-31 19:46	119 km	9 km ENE of Monterrey, 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.