A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Corinto in Nicaragua on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 46.28 km (29 miles). Exact location, longitude -87.8324° West, latitude 11.9675° North, depth = 46.28 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:34:46 / 10:34 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000b2qn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b2qn. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/10/17 / 2017-10-08 04:34:46 / October 8, 2017 @ 4:34 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Corinto (c. 19 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Corinto. Close country/countries that might be effected, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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