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M6.8 earthquake, Ecuador, 2007-11-16

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth123 km

Time (UTC)2007-11-16 03:13

Rank in 200730 / 196among M6+

Rank since 19002442 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

30 km E of Macas, Ecuador · -2.31, -77.84

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M7.5M7.5

2019 M7.5M7.5

2021 M7.5M7.5

1971 M7.4M7.4

1997 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

2010 M7.1M7.1

1983 M7.0M7.0

1995 M7.0M7.0

1986 M6.8M6.8

2023 M6.8M6.8

2007 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2005-12-23	2005-12-23 21:47	193 km	54 km SE of Tena, Ecuador
M6.3 1999-08-28	1999-08-28 12:40	196 km	43 km SE of Tena, Ecuador
M6.0 1999-04-26	1999-04-26 18:17	173 km	21 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador
M7.2 1997-10-28	1997-10-28 06:15	112 km	51 km N of Barranca, Peru
M6.0 1996-03-28	1996-03-28 23:03	33 km	9 km SSW of Pujilí, Ecuador
M6.5 1995-10-03	1995-10-03 12:44	17 km	50 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador
M7.0 1995-10-03	1995-10-03 01:51	24 km	45 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador
M6.7 1995-05-02	1995-05-02 06:06	97 km	64 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru
M6.3 1992-07-13	1992-07-13 18:11	96 km	52 km SSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru
M6.2 1988-09-15	1988-09-15 18:48	170 km	15 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador

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.