A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 88 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua (55 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000c56s. Unique identifier: us2000c56s. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.59 km (19 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:38:35 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/12/17 / 2017-12-16 06:38:35 / December 16, 2017 @ 6:38 am. Exact location of earthquake, -87.2467° West, 11.4517° North, depth 30.59 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 88 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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