A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Somotillo in Nicaragua on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 21:45:11 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/06/16 / 2016-06-10 03:45:11 / June 10, 2016 @ 3:45 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us200063db. Unique identifier: us200063db. Exact location of event, longitude -86.9476 West, latitude 12.8735 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Honduras (c. 7 989 000 pop), Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Norte, Nacaome, Ciudad Darío (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 49 km (30 miles) from León (c. 144 500 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Chinandega (c. 126 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Estelí (c. 96 400 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Ciudad Choluteca (c. 75 900 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from El Viejo (c. 53 500 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Chichigalpa (c. 33 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Nagarote (c. 26 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 19 km SSW of Somotillo, Nicaragua.
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