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M7.3 earthquake, Costa Rica, 1916-02-27

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1916-02-27 20:21

Rank in 19166 / 57among M6+

Rank since 1900813 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×78approx.

204 km WSW of Sámara, Costa Rica · 9.45, -87.34

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.7M7.7

2012 M7.6M7.6

1950 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1916 M7.3M7.3

1900 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1901 M7.1M7.1

1956 M7.1M7.1

1978 M7.0M7.0

2004 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1913-10-23	1913-10-23 15:00	15 km	115 km W of Santa Cruz, 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
M6.7 1905-01-20	1905-01-20 18:00	20 km	18 km WSW of Nicoya, Costa Rica
M7.1 1901-10-08	1901-10-08 02:16	–	Near the coast of Nicaragua
M7.2 1900-06-21	1900-06-21 20:52	–	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.