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M7.0 earthquake, off the coast of Central America, 1909-08-16

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth16 km

Time (UTC)1909-08-16 06:59

Rank in 190918 / 44among M6+

Rank since 19001669 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×28approx.

off the coast of Central America · 10.41, -90.01

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2012 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.2M7.2

1926 M7.1M7.1

1929 M7.0M7.0

1900 M7.0M7.0

1909 M7.0M7.0

2016 M6.9M6.9

1926 M6.7M6.7

1998 M6.7M6.7

1924 M6.7M6.7

1919 M6.7M6.7

1995 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1907-07-01	1907-07-01 13:08	15 km	116 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua
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.