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M6.6 earthquake, Guatemala, 1998-01-10

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1998-01-10 08:20

Rank in 199825 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19003593 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

10 km SSW of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala · 14.37, -91.47

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1902 M7.8M7.8

1942 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

1976 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1997-12-22	1997-12-22 10:03	59 km	28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala
M6.0 1997-12-04	1997-12-04 14:56	80 km	33 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.5 1997-11-09	1997-11-09 22:56	176 km	13 km NNE of San Sebastián, El Salvador
M6.4 1996-12-31	1996-12-31 12:41	100 km	4 km SW of El Ramal (Porvenir), Mexico
M6.0 1994-04-10	1994-04-10 17:36	100 km	3 km E of Pajapita, Guatemala
M6.9 1994-03-14	1994-03-14 20:51	164 km	6 km ENE of Rizo de Oro, Mexico
M6.4 1993-09-19	1993-09-19 14:10	18 km	105 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.0 1993-09-12	1993-09-12 03:22	68 km	27 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala
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

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.