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M6.7 earthquake, Honduras, 1999-07-11

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1999-07-11 14:14

Rank in 199926 / 135among M6+

Rank since 19002963 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

16 km N of Potrerillos, Honduras · 15.78, -88.33

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1915 M7.7M7.7

1976 M7.5M7.5

2009 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.1M7.1

1932 M7.1M7.1

1930 M6.8M6.8

1917 M6.7M6.7

1912 M6.7M6.7

1999 M6.7M6.7

2001 M6.6M6.6

1997 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1999-04-03	1999-04-03 10:10	38 km	13 km S of Amapala, Honduras
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
M6.1 1997-07-06	1997-07-06 20:13	33 km	30 km NNW of Baja Mar, Honduras
M7.3 1982-06-19	1982-06-19 06:21	73 km	18 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.4 1980-08-09	1980-08-09 05:45	22 km	19 km NNE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
M7.5 1976-02-04	1976-02-04 09:01	5 km	7 km N of Los Amates, 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
M6.1 1954-10-21	1954-10-21 06:51	66 km	7 km S of Guazacapán, Guatemala

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.