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M6.7 earthquake, Nicaragua, 1998-08-23

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth55 km

Time (UTC)1998-08-23 13:57

Rank in 199823 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19002961 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

130 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 11.66, -88.04

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

1916 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1926 M7.1M7.1

1901 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1997-12-18	1997-12-18 15:02	182 km	11 km WSW of Sensuntepeque, El Salvador
M6.5 1997-11-09	1997-11-09 22:56	176 km	13 km NNE of San Sebastián, El Salvador
M6.0 1996-11-17	1996-11-17 19:17	33 km	27 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
M6.0 1996-03-27	1996-03-27 20:52	33 km	113 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua
M6.7 1996-03-03	1996-03-03 16:37	33 km	30 km WSW of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua
M6.6 1996-03-03	1996-03-03 14:55	33 km	39 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.6 1995-06-14	1995-06-14 11:11	25 km	120 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
M6.4 1994-03-15	1994-03-15 03:36	14 km	181 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua
M6.0 1992-09-05	1992-09-05 21:48	10 km	55 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua
M6.0 1992-09-02	1992-09-02 18:28	10 km	58 km SSW 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.