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M6.5 earthquake, Mexico, 2000-08-09

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth46 km

Time (UTC)2000-08-09 11:41

Rank in 200042 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19004502 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

24 km NNW of El Habillal, Mexico · 18.20, -102.48

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

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

1979 M7.6M7.6

1985 M7.6M7.6

2003 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1911 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1999-06-21	1999-06-21 17:43	69 km	20 km E of Coahuayutla de Guerrero, Mexico
M6.0 1998-04-20	1998-04-20 22:59	67 km	17 km ENE of Aratichanguío, Mexico
M6.5 1997-05-22	1997-05-22 07:50	70 km	5 km ENE of Churumuco de Morelos, Mexico
M7.2 1997-01-11	1997-01-11 20:28	33 km	46 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico
M6.8 1996-07-15	1996-07-15 21:23	18 km	26 km NNE of Coyuquilla Norte, Mexico
M6.0 1995-10-12	1995-10-12 16:52	16 km	13 km SSE of Cuyutlán, Mexico
M8.0 1995-10-09	1995-10-09 15:35	33 km	1995 Colima-Jalisco, Mexico Earthquake
M6.5 1994-12-10	1994-12-10 16:17	48 km	22 km SW of Guayameo, Mexico
M6.3 1994-05-23	1994-05-23 01:41	55 km	4 km W of San Cristóbal, Mexico
M6.0 1990-05-31	1990-05-31 07:35	23 km	7 km NE of Nuxco, 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.