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M6.8 earthquake, Nicaragua, 1990-04-03

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth52 km

Time (UTC)1990-04-03 22:57

Rank in 199022 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19002357 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

36 km SSW of La Conquista, Nicaragua · 11.43, -86.30

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.7M7.7

2012 M7.6M7.6

1939 M7.6M7.6

1950 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.3M7.3

2012 M7.3M7.3

2014 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1916 M7.3M7.3

1900 M7.2M7.2

1921 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.3 1990-03-25	1990-03-25 13:22	22 km	7 km SSE of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
M6.4 1990-03-25	1990-03-25 13:16	27 km	11 km E of Paquera, Costa Rica
M6.6 1988-05-06	1988-05-06 14:46	87 km	2 km WSW of Belén, Nicaragua
M6.5 1987-11-17	1987-11-17 03:40	76 km	4 km S of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua
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

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.