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M7.7 earthquake, El Salvador, 1915-09-07

MagnitudeM7.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1915-09-07 01:20

Rank in 19152 / 71among M6+

Rank since 1900237 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×355approx.

12 km NW of Chalatenango, El Salvador · 14.13, -89.01

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

1976 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.3M7.3

2014 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.2M7.2

1926 M7.1M7.1

1921 M7.1M7.1

1932 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1913-01-15	1913-01-15 18:52	15 km	177 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M6.7 1912-06-12	1912-06-12 12:43	15 km	11 km S of Los Amates, Guatemala
M6.5 1907-09-23	1907-09-23 21:40	10 km	25 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala
M6.2 1906-06-20	1906-06-20 02:25	35 km	73 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
M7.5 1902-04-19	1902-04-19 02:24	–	Near Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
M6.3 1902-01-18	1902-01-18 23:23	–	Near Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
M7.0 1900-11-09	1900-11-09 13:12	–	Near the coast of El Salvador

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.