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M7.3 earthquake, El Salvador, 1982-06-19

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth73 km

Time (UTC)1982-06-19 06:21

Rank in 19821 / 87among M6+

Rank since 1900796 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×86approx.

18 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador · 13.33, -89.39

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

1992 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

1976 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.4M7.4

2012 M7.3M7.3

2014 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.2M7.2

1950 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1982-01-12	1982-01-12 05:48	6 km	16 km SSE of Amapala, Honduras
M6.4 1980-08-09	1980-08-09 05:45	22 km	19 km NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
M6.6 1979-10-27	1979-10-27 21:43	65 km	17 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.8 1979-10-27	1979-10-27 14:35	58 km	12 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M7.5 1976-02-04	1976-02-04 09:01	5 km	7 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala
M6.1 1974-12-31	1974-12-31 20:21	39 km	20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.1 1972-01-22	1972-01-22 13:08	60 km	8 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.0 1969-04-21	1969-04-21 02:19	65 km	9 km NE of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.6 1966-12-10	1966-12-10 13:06	65 km	5 km NNW of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.2 1966-08-18	1966-08-18 10:33	65 km	14 km WSW of Retalhuleu, 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.