A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Corinto in Nicaragua on Tuesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:37:33 / 4:37 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10007rg9. Event ids that are associated: us10007rg9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 62.2 km (39 miles). Exact location, longitude -87.6784° West, latitude 12.1554° North, depth = 62.2 km. Global time and date of event 20/12/16 / 2016-12-20 22:37:33 / December 20, 2016 @ 10:37 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 92 km (57 miles) from León (c. 144 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Chinandega (c. 126 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from El Viejo (c. 53 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Chichigalpa (c. 33 100 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Corinto (c. 19 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Posoltega (c. 6 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was León, Posoltega, Chichigalpa (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 65 km WSW of Corinto, Nicaragua.
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