M 6.7 earthquake – 95 km SW of Topolobampo, Mexico
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Local time: Sep 13, 2015 · 02:14 (UTC-6)
StrongShallow · 10 kmPAGER greenTsunami information issued
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- Magnitude
- 6.7moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 24.913, -109.623111 km from La Paz
- Energy released
- 169 kilotons of TNTabout 11 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 34"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 5.4max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 4M2.5+ within 49 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 708USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2010
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Oct 21, 2010.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 169 kilotons of TNT, 355 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
4 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 49 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Mexico.
- 7.3 61 km NNW of La Paz, Mexico Apr 10, 1906
- 7.1 Gulf of California Dec 9, 1901
- 7.0 111 km SSW of Altata, Mexico Jun 12, 1922
- 6.9 59 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico Jun 27, 1945
- 6.8 79 km SSW of Etchoropo, Mexico Jul 12, 1932
- 6.8 80 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico Aug 28, 1923
- 6.7 68 km SW of Paredón Colorado, Mexico Jan 17, 1931
- 6.7 97 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico Oct 21, 2010
In the week before
Earthquakes within 49 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.