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M6.5 earthquake, off the coast of Central America, 1916-09-23

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1916-09-23 05:42

Rank in 191632 / 57among M6+

Rank since 19004169 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

off the coast of Central America · 11.22, -91.21

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.7M7.7

1926 M7.1M7.1

1929 M7.0M7.0

1900 M7.0M7.0

1909 M7.0M7.0

2016 M6.9M6.9

1936 M6.8M6.8

1953 M6.8M6.8

1979 M6.8M6.8

2017 M6.8M6.8

1955 M6.7M6.7

2007 M6.7M6.7

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
M7.0 1909-08-16	1909-08-16 06:59	16 km	off the coast of Central America
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.