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M8.0 earthquake, Mexico Earthquake, 1995-10-09

MagnitudeM8.0mw

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1995-10-09 15:35

Rank in 19952 / 200among M6+

Rank since 190095 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×1,000approx.

1995 Colima-Jalisco, Mexico Earthquake · 19.05, -104.20

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1932 M8.1M8.1

1985 M8.0M8.0

1995 M8.0M8.0

1932 M7.8M7.8

1932 M7.7M7.7

1911 M7.6M7.6

1941 M7.6M7.6

2003 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1973 M7.5M7.5

1981 M7.3M7.3

1900 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1991-01-01	1991-01-01 00:06	35 km	172 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
M6.0 1990-01-05	1990-01-05 18:27	33 km	189 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.5 1989-08-29	1989-08-29 04:16	21 km	165 km SW of La Manzanilla, Mexico
M7.0 1986-04-30	1986-04-30 07:07	26 km	41 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico
M8.0 1985-09-19	1985-09-19 13:17	28 km	1985 Michoacan, Mexico Earthquake
M7.3 1981-10-25	1981-10-25 03:22	33 km	7 km NNE of Petacalco, Mexico
M6.0 1981-06-01	1981-06-01 15:12	33 km	217 km SW 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

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.