A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Masachapa in Nicaragua on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000dv2a. Id of event: us2000dv2a. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/03/18 / 2018-03-28 19:18:24 / March 28, 2018 @ 7:18 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.35 km (26 miles). The temblor was reported at 13:18:24 / 1:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -86.6462 West, latitude 11.432 North, depth = 41.35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Granada, Nagarote, San Jorge (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Managua (c. 973 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Masaya (c. 130 100 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Granada (c. 89 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Ciudad Sandino (c. 70 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Diriamba (c. 35 000 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Rivas (c. 30 300 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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