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M7.0 earthquake, Guatemala, 1919-04-17

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1919-04-17 20:53

Rank in 191913 / 90among M6+

Rank since 19001674 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×28approx.

31 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala · 14.08, -91.72

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1902 M7.8M7.8

1942 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.2M7.2

1993 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.2 1918-01-04	1918-01-04 04:32	10 km	11 km ESE of El Chol, Guatemala
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
M7.2 1914-03-30	1914-03-30 00:41	15 km	127 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico
M6.9 1912-12-09	1912-12-09 08:32	50 km	33 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M6.5 1907-09-23	1907-09-23 21:40	10 km	25 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala
M7.8 1902-09-23	1902-09-23 20:18	–	Central Chiapas, Mexico
M7.5 1902-04-19	1902-04-19 02:24	–	Near Quetzaltenango, 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.