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M6.5 earthquake, Nicaragua, 1970-08-12

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth55 km

Time (UTC)1970-08-12 09:24

Rank in 197047 / 152among M6+

Rank since 19004095 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

23 km WNW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 11.89, -86.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

2012 M7.6M7.6

1950 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.3M7.3

2014 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1916 M7.3M7.3

1900 M7.2M7.2

1921 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1926 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1969-05-13	1969-05-13 14:16	40 km	34 km SSW of La Conquista, Nicaragua
M7.1 1967-10-15	1967-10-15 08:00	160 km	9 km E of Granada, Nicaragua
M6.2 1967-10-03	1967-10-03 18:16	29 km	24 km SW of La Cruz, Costa Rica
M6.2 1961-05-23	1961-05-23 16:44	102 km	6 km SW of El Viejo, Nicaragua
M6.0 1961-04-12	1961-04-12 22:20	65 km	19 km W of Jiquilisco, El Salvador
M6.2 1956-10-25	1956-10-25 05:21	35 km	near the coast of Nicaragua
M7.1 1956-10-24	1956-10-24 14:42	35 km	12 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.0 1955-04-30	1955-04-30 01:43	15 km	10 km NNE of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua
M6.2 1955-04-04	1955-04-04 19:24	15 km	24 km N of Telica, Nicaragua
M6.8 1954-02-19	1954-02-19 21:34	35 km	33 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua

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.