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M7.0 earthquake, off the coast of Central America, 1929-01-24

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1929-01-24 20:36

Rank in 192912 / 125among M6+

Rank since 19001346 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×35approx.

off the coast of Central America · 12.94, -90.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2012 M7.3M7.3

2014 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1993 M7.2M7.2

1950 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1926-02-15	1926-02-15 02:59	15 km	128 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador
M7.1 1926-02-08	1926-02-08 15:18	20 km	113 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M6.3 1925-10-05	1925-10-05 04:08	35 km	24 km SSE of Intipucá, El Salvador
M6.7 1924-05-01	1924-05-01 19:54	20 km	108 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M6.0 1919-07-17	1919-07-17 16:19	15 km	168 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.7 1919-06-29	1919-06-29 23:14	20 km	100 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador
M6.2 1919-04-28	1919-04-28 06:46	35 km	8 km WNW of Jujutla, El Salvador
M7.0 1919-04-17	1919-04-17 20:53	35 km	31 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.4 1918-10-19	1918-10-19 03:23	35 km	10 km WNW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador
M6.4 1918-01-25	1918-01-25 01:21	15 km	1 km ESE of Morazán, 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.