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M7.7 earthquake, El Salvador, 2001-01-13

MagnitudeM7.7mwc

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Depth60 km

Time (UTC)2001-01-13 17:33

Rank in 20013 / 137among M6+

Rank since 1900278 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×355approx.

28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 13.05, -88.66

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2001-01-14	2001-01-14 22:41	49 km	18 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M5.6 2001-01-15	2001-01-15 05:09	68 km	27 km WSW of Jiquilisco, El Salvador
M5.8 2001-01-15	2001-01-15 12:20	75 km	23 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M5.7 2001-01-16	2001-01-16 08:22	44 km	29 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M5.7 2001-01-16	2001-01-16 10:58	63 km	36 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M5.6 2001-01-25	2001-01-25 10:28	33 km	54 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M5.7 2001-02-02	2001-02-02 08:10	54 km	68 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M5.8 2001-02-07	2001-02-07 10:23	64 km	32 km SSW of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

1992 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

1976 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.3M7.3

2014 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1926 M7.1M7.1

1956 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1999-06-06	1999-06-06 07:08	33 km	6 km ESE of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.0 1999-04-03	1999-04-03 10:10	38 km	13 km S of Amapala, Honduras
M6.7 1998-08-23	1998-08-23 13:57	55 km	130 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua
M6.3 1998-05-10	1998-05-10 06:05	33 km	28 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.1 1997-12-22	1997-12-22 10:03	59 km	28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala
M6.1 1997-12-18	1997-12-18 15:02	182 km	11 km WSW of Sensuntepeque, El Salvador
M6.0 1997-12-04	1997-12-04 14:56	80 km	33 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.5 1997-11-09	1997-11-09 22:56	176 km	13 km NNE of San Sebastián, El Salvador
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

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.