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M7.0 earthquake, Nicaragua, 2004-10-09

MagnitudeM7.0mwc

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)2004-10-09 21:26

Rank in 200415 / 157among M6+

Rank since 19001555 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

43 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 11.42, -86.67

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.7M7.7

2001 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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2004-06-29	2004-06-29 07:01	9 km	129 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.2 2004-04-29	2004-04-29 00:57	10 km	49 km SW of La Cruz, Costa Rica
M6.2 2004-03-02	2004-03-02 03:47	28 km	33 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M7.7 2001-01-13	2001-01-13 17:33	60 km	28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M6.4 2000-07-21	2000-07-21 01:53	33 km	55 km SSE of Sámara, Costa Rica
M6.0 1999-04-03	1999-04-03 10:10	38 km	13 km S of Amapala, Honduras
M6.0 1998-10-09	1998-10-09 11:54	69 km	51 km S of El Rosario, Nicaragua
M6.7 1998-08-23	1998-08-23 13:57	55 km	130 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua
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

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.