A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 158 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua (98 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, -87.876° West, 11.224° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 14:49:42 / 2:49 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hvjx. Id of event: us1000hvjx. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/11/18 / 2018-11-22 20:49:42 / November 22, 2018 @ 8:49 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 158 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua.
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