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M6.5 earthquake, Nicaragua, 1987-11-17

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth76 km

Time (UTC)1987-11-17 03:40

Rank in 198760 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19004384 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

4 km S of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua · 12.53, -87.03

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1915 M7.7M7.7

1992 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

2012 M7.3M7.3

2014 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1926 M7.1M7.1

1901 M7.1M7.1

1956 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1987-10-04	1987-10-04 08:15	48 km	42 km SW of La Cruz, Costa Rica
M6.4 1987-04-08	1987-04-08 17:42	56 km	11 km SSW of El Rosario, Nicaragua
M6.3 1985-12-16	1985-12-16 02:44	22 km	23 km E of Nandaime, Nicaragua
M6.1 1985-04-19	1985-04-19 17:43	72 km	16 km WNW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.0 1984-12-20	1984-12-20 16:26	63 km	32 km W of Tola, Nicaragua
M6.2 1984-08-23	1984-08-23 19:49	57 km	18 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M7.3 1982-06-19	1982-06-19 06:21	73 km	18 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.0 1982-01-12	1982-01-12 05:48	6 km	16 km SSE of Amapala, Honduras
M6.3 1972-12-23	1972-12-23 06:29	10 km	10 km N of Managua, Nicaragua
M6.5 1970-08-12	1970-08-12 09:24	55 km	23 km WNW of Masachapa, Nicaragua

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.