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M6.9 earthquake, Mexico, 1997-05-01

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1997-05-01 11:37

Rank in 199718 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19001927 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

228 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 18.99, -107.35

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1900 M7.3M7.3

1934 M7.0M7.0

1905 M7.0M7.0

1997 M6.9M6.9

1925 M6.9M6.9

1931 M6.8M6.8

1965 M6.7M6.7

1972 M6.6M6.6

2016 M6.6M6.6

1950 M6.6M6.6

1948 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1995-12-11	1995-12-11 19:44	20 km	106 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
M6.4 1995-12-11	1995-12-11 14:09	20 km	73 km SW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
M6.4 1995-05-31	1995-05-31 16:08	33 km	236 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
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
M6.2 1987-11-14	1987-11-14 22:23	33 km	Revilla Gigedo Islands region
M6.1 1986-12-07	1986-12-07 16:56	10 km	225 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.1 1984-02-17	1984-02-17 20:33	10 km	268 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
M6.1 1983-05-09	1983-05-09 20:09	10 km	Revilla Gigedo Islands region

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.