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M7.1 earthquake, Nicaragua, 1956-10-24

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1956-10-24 14:42

Rank in 19565 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19001124 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

12 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 11.68, -86.56

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

2012 M7.6M7.6

1950 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.3M7.3

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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.8 1954-02-19	1954-02-19 00:40	35 km	60 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.3 1952-11-20	1952-11-20 15:37	35 km	78 km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
M6.4 1952-05-13	1952-05-13 19:31	35 km	6 km NNW of Nandayure, Costa Rica
M6.1 1952-03-02	1952-03-02 18:52	47 km	36 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua
M6.1 1951-08-03	1951-08-03 00:23	15 km	18 km SSW of Monjarás, Honduras
M6.2 1951-05-06	1951-05-06 23:08	10 km	Near Jucuapa, El Salvador
M7.5 1950-10-05	1950-10-05 16:09	98 km	Costa Rica

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.