A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 84 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua (52 miles) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000bgdb. Id of event: us7000bgdb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/09/20 / 2020-09-02 07:06:10 / September 2, 2020 @ 7:06 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -86.9094 West, latitude 11.134 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:06:10 / 7:06 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, 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 nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 84 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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