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M6.7 earthquake, Mexico, 1993-10-24

MagnitudeM6.7mwb

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Depth21 km

Time (UTC)1993-10-24 07:52

Rank in 199329 / 148among M6+

Rank since 19002929 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

1 km ENE of Jolotichán, Mexico · 16.75, -98.72

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1928 M8.0M8.0

1907 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.7M7.7

1979 M7.6M7.6

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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1993-05-15	1993-05-15 03:12	21 km	1 km ENE of Ometepec, Mexico
M6.0 1993-05-15	1993-05-15 03:09	20 km	2 km SSW of Ometepec, Mexico
M6.0 1990-05-31	1990-05-31 07:35	23 km	7 km NE of Nuxco, Mexico
M6.9 1989-04-25	1989-04-25 14:29	19 km	7 km ESE of San Marcos, Mexico
M6.2 1987-07-15	1987-07-15 07:16	67 km	2 km NNW of San Pedro Coxcaltepec Cántaros, 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

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.