A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Masachapa in Nicaragua on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 72.398 km (45 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:35:50 / 2:35 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 22/08/24 / 2024-08-22 14:35:50 / August 22, 2024 @ 2:35 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 72.398 km, -86.6022° West, 11.7538° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000n8rv. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n8rv.
The epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Managua (c. 973 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from León (c. 144 500 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Masaya (c. 130 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Tipitapa (c. 127 200 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Granada (c. 89 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Ciudad Sandino (c. 70 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Jorge, Rivas, Telica (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen 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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