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M7.2 earthquake, Nicaragua, 1921-03-28

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth65 km

Time (UTC)1921-03-28 07:49

Rank in 19216 / 61among M6+

Rank since 1900883 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

7 km SW of El Viejo, Nicaragua · 12.61, -87.22

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1915 M7.7M7.7

1992 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

2012 M7.3M7.3

2014 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1926 M7.1M7.1

1901 M7.1M7.1

1956 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1919-07-22	1919-07-22 22:01	15 km	110 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua
M6.7 1919-06-29	1919-06-29 23:14	20 km	100 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador
M6.4 1918-07-31	1918-07-31 14:37	15 km	144 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.7 1917-06-08	1917-06-08 00:51	15 km	8 km S of San Juan Opico, El Salvador
M7.7 1915-09-07	1915-09-07 01:20	15 km	12 km NW of Chalatenango, El Salvador
M6.2 1913-10-23	1913-10-23 15:00	15 km	115 km W of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
M6.4 1913-01-15	1913-01-15 18:52	15 km	177 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
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
M6.2 1906-06-20	1906-06-20 02:25	35 km	73 km WSW of Jiquilillo, 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.