A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Jiquilillo in Nicaragua on Tuesday. 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 35 km (22 miles). Id of earthquake: us600051pf. Event ids that are associated: us600051pf. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:19:12 / 7:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -87.8712 West, latitude 12.2243 North, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/08/19 / 2019-08-07 01:19:12 / August 7, 2019 @ 1:19 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 92 km (57 miles) from Chinandega (c. 126 400 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from El Viejo (c. 53 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Corinto (c. 19 200 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from El Realejo (c. 6 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chinandega, El Viejo, El Realejo (min 5000 pop).
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 fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 73 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua.
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