A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 109 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua (68 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j2k4. Id of event: us2000j2k4. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:06:54 / 1:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/12/18 / 2018-12-22 07:06:54 / December 22, 2018 @ 7:06 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -86.9507 West, latitude 10.8977 North, depth = 10 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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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