A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 97 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua (60 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -87.3729 West, latitude 11.5517 North, depth = 36.35 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.35 km (23 miles). Event id: us10004vv5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004vv5. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/03/16 / 2016-03-07 18:31:30 / March 7, 2016 @ 6:31 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:31:30 / 12:31 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 97 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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