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M6.5 earthquake, Costa Rica, 1924-03-04

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1924-03-04 11:43

Rank in 192425 / 79among M6+

Rank since 19004069 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

68 km W of Sámara, Costa Rica · 9.91, -86.15

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.7M7.7

2012 M7.6M7.6

1939 M7.6M7.6

1950 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.3M7.3

1904 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1916 M7.3M7.3

1900 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

1901 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1924-03-04	1924-03-04 10:07	25 km	12 km ESE of Jacó, Costa Rica
M6.4 1922-02-16	1922-02-16 03:14	25 km	19 km SW of Tola, Nicaragua
M6.1 1919-07-22	1919-07-22 22:01	15 km	110 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua
M6.4 1918-07-31	1918-07-31 14:37	15 km	144 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M7.1 1916-04-24	1916-04-24 08:02	15 km	6 km WNW of Siquirres, Costa Rica
M7.3 1916-02-27	1916-02-27 20:21	15 km	204 km WSW of Sámara, Costa Rica
M6.2 1913-10-23	1913-10-23 15:00	15 km	115 km W of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
M6.1 1910-05-05	1910-05-05 00:27	15 km	1 km WNW of Orosí, Costa Rica
M7.3 1907-12-30	1907-12-30 05:26	35 km	92 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
M7.2 1907-07-01	1907-07-01 13:08	15 km	116 km SW of Corinto, 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.