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M6.5 earthquake, Guatemala, 2003-01-21

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth24 km

Time (UTC)2003-01-21 02:46

Rank in 200342 / 154among M6+

Rank since 19004528 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

33 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 13.63, -90.77

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2003-02-05	2003-02-05 19:01	56 km	near the coast of Guatemala

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

2001 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

2012 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1993 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2002-11-09	2002-11-09 00:14	33 km	40 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.1 2001-02-28	2001-02-28 18:50	65 km	24 km S of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador
M6.6 2001-02-13	2001-02-13 14:22	10 km	5 km S of Cojutepeque, El Salvador
M6.0 2001-01-19	2001-01-19 01:12	93 km	6 km NNE of Hidalgo, Mexico
M7.7 2001-01-13	2001-01-13 17:33	60 km	28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M6.3 2000-03-12	2000-03-12 22:21	62 km	3 km ESE of Plan de Ayala, Mexico
M6.3 1999-06-06	1999-06-06 07:08	33 km	6 km ESE of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.1 1999-05-08	1999-05-08 22:12	39 km	9 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.3 1998-05-10	1998-05-10 06:05	33 km	28 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.1 1998-03-03	1998-03-03 02:24	63 km	9 km SSW of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala

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.