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M6.7 earthquake, Mexico, 2008-10-16

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth24 km

Time (UTC)2008-10-16 19:41

Rank in 200828 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19003018 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

19 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 14.42, -92.36

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2008-10-16	2008-10-16 19:43	23 km	47 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1902 M7.8M7.8

1942 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.2M7.2

1993 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2008-04-15	2008-04-15 03:03	33 km	42 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.5 2008-02-12	2008-02-12 12:50	83 km	9 km SSW of General Pascual Fentes, Mexico
M6.1 2007-07-06	2007-07-06 01:09	113 km	6 km N of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico
M6.7 2007-06-13	2007-06-13 19:29	23 km	43 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.0 2006-12-03	2006-12-03 20:52	61 km	19 km WSW of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.1 2005-03-17	2005-03-17 13:37	197 km	10 km NE of San Bartolo, Guatemala
M6.3 2004-11-20	2004-11-20 22:01	41 km	34 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.0 2003-08-25	2003-08-25 06:28	100 km	5 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.5 2003-01-21	2003-01-21 02:46	24 km	33 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.0 2002-11-09	2002-11-09 00:14	33 km	40 km SSW of La Gomera, 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.