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M7.2 earthquake, Mexico, 1914-03-30

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1914-03-30 00:41

Rank in 19149 / 54among M6+

Rank since 1900882 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

127 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 14.61, -93.98

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2017 M8.2M8.2

1902 M7.8M7.8

1902 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.4M7.4

2012 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

2020 M7.4M7.4

1903 M7.4M7.4

1935 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1993 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1913-06-14	1913-06-14 08:37	35 km	29 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico
M6.9 1912-12-09	1912-12-09 08:32	50 km	33 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M7.4 1903-01-14	1903-01-14 01:48	–	Near the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico
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
M6.3 1902-01-18	1902-01-18 23:23	–	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.