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M7.3 earthquake, El Salvador, 2012-08-27

MagnitudeM7.3mww

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Depth28 km

Time (UTC)2012-08-27 04:37

Rank in 20129 / 133among M6+

Rank since 1900765 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

126 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 12.14, -88.59

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2012-08-27	2012-08-27 05:38	35 km	109 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M5.5 2012-08-28	2012-08-28 06:08	35 km	off the coast of Central America

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1915 M7.7M7.7

1992 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

2014 M7.3M7.3

2012 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1926 M7.1M7.1

1901 M7.1M7.1

1956 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2008-04-15	2008-04-15 03:03	33 km	42 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.7 2007-06-13	2007-06-13 19:29	23 km	43 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.6 2005-07-02	2005-07-02 02:16	27 km	32 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
M6.0 2004-12-13	2004-12-13 15:23	62 km	12 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.3 2004-11-20	2004-11-20 22:01	41 km	34 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M7.0 2004-10-09	2004-10-09 21:26	35 km	43 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.3 2004-06-29	2004-06-29 07:01	9 km	129 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.2 2004-03-02	2004-03-02 03:47	28 km	33 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.5 2003-01-21	2003-01-21 02:46	24 km	33 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.1 2001-02-28	2001-02-28 18:50	65 km	24 km S of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador

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.