A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 98 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua (61 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.3 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 14:37:04 / 2:37 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/05/16 / 2016-05-09 20:37:04 / May 9, 2016 @ 8:37 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -86.8782° West, 10.9707° North, depth 22.3 km. Unique identifier: us10005g52. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005g52.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 98 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua.
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