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M6.9 earthquake, Mexico, 2009-08-03

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2009-08-03 17:59

Rank in 200919 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19001964 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

96 km WNW of Bahía de Kino, Mexico · 29.04, -112.90

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2009-08-03	2009-08-03 18:40	10 km	97 km N of San Luis, Mexico

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1907 M7.4M7.4

1954 M7.2M7.2

1939 M7.2M7.2

1902 M7.1M7.1

1918 M7.0M7.0

2012 M7.0M7.0

2009 M6.9M6.9

1932 M6.8M6.8

1949 M6.8M6.8

2006 M6.6M6.6

1954 M6.6M6.6

1975 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2006-01-04	2006-01-04 08:32	14 km	75 km SSW of Bahía de Kino, Mexico
M6.0 1984-02-10	1984-02-10 16:51	10 km	64 km SSW of Bahía de Kino, Mexico
M6.5 1975-07-08	1975-07-08 09:37	33 km	80 km SW of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.3 1974-05-31	1974-05-31 14:04	33 km	78 km W of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico
M6.0 1969-03-21	1969-03-21 04:56	10 km	47 km ENE of San Felipe, Mexico
M6.0 1965-02-27	1965-02-27 07:46	24 km	71 km SSW of Bahía de Kino, Mexico
M6.1 1963-11-23	1963-11-23 07:50	15 km	118 km W of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.4 1963-11-18	1963-11-18 14:38	15 km	111 km WSW of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.0 1961-05-31	1961-05-31 14:17	15 km	106 km W of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.0 1958-08-30	1958-08-30 18:38	15 km	61 km ENE of Santa Rosalía, 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.