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M6.5 earthquake, Mexico, 2008-02-12

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth83 km

Time (UTC)2008-02-12 12:50

Rank in 200839 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19004572 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

9 km SSW of General Pascual Fentes, Mexico · 16.36, -94.30

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1928 M8.0M8.0

1902 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.7M7.7

1931 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

2020 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2007-07-06	2007-07-06 01:09	113 km	6 km N of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico
M6.4 2002-01-16	2002-01-16 23:09	80 km	2 km SW of Las Brisas, Mexico
M6.4 2001-11-28	2001-11-28 14:32	85 km	2 km ESE of El Carmen, Mexico
M6.0 2001-01-19	2001-01-19 01:12	93 km	6 km NNE of Hidalgo, Mexico
M6.1 2000-12-04	2000-12-04 04:43	33 km	104 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico
M6.3 2000-03-12	2000-03-12 22:21	62 km	3 km ESE of Plan de Ayala, Mexico
M7.5 1999-09-30	1999-09-30 16:31	61 km	15 km W of San Baltazar Loxicha, Mexico
M6.1 1999-05-05	1999-05-05 22:41	33 km	197 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico
M6.3 1998-06-07	1998-06-07 23:20	87 km	2 km NNE of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico
M6.4 1998-02-03	1998-02-03 03:02	33 km	2 km E of Benito Juárez, 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.