A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 93 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua (58 miles) on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000fu1y. Unique identifier: us2000fu1y. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 02/07/18 / 2018-07-02 16:37:00 / July 2, 2018 @ 4:37 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:37:00 / 10:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -86.8221° West, 10.9953° North, depth 18.63 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.63 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 93 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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