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M7.5 earthquake, Guatemala, 1976-02-04

MagnitudeM7.5mw

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Depth5 km

Time (UTC)1976-02-04 09:01

Rank in 19763 / 109among M6+

Rank since 1900461 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×178approx.

7 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala · 15.32, -89.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

1976 M7.5M7.5

1982 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.1M7.1

1932 M7.1M7.1

1900 M7.0M7.0

1930 M6.8M6.8

1936 M6.8M6.8

1940 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1972-01-22	1972-01-22 13:08	60 km	8 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.0 1969-04-21	1969-04-21 02:19	65 km	9 km NE of La Gomera, Guatemala
M6.0 1965-05-03	1965-05-03 10:01	14 km	3 km SE of San Marcos, El Salvador
M6.0 1961-04-12	1961-04-12 22:20	65 km	19 km W of Jiquilisco, El Salvador
M6.4 1955-09-03	1955-09-03 12:36	44 km	23 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.7 1955-08-28	1955-08-28 20:13	45 km	31 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.1 1955-04-26	1955-04-26 03:03	50 km	57 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.1 1954-10-21	1954-10-21 06:51	66 km	7 km S of Guazacapán, Guatemala
M6.2 1951-05-06	1951-05-06 23:08	10 km	Near Jucuapa, El Salvador
M6.0 1951-04-02	1951-04-02 00:13	55 km	41 km SSW of Acajutla, 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.