A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Masachapa in Nicaragua on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/15 / 2015-12-02 21:19:33 / December 2, 2015 @ 9:19 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 15:19:33 / 3:19 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35.02 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us100042tz. Event ids that are associated: us100042tz. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -87.288 West, latitude 11.5982 North, depth = 35.02 km.
Nearby country/countries, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Carlos Fonseca Amador (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Carlos Fonseca Amador (c. 5 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 86 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua.
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