A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Masachapa in Nicaragua on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 13:07:02 / January 6, 2025 @ 1:07 pm. Unique identifier: us6000pi5m. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pi5m. The temblor was detected at 13:07:02 / 1:07 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -86.8009° West, 11.2276° North, depth 43.805 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 43.805 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Diriamba (c. 35 000 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from San Rafael del Sur (c. 29 800 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Dolores (c. 7 100 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Santa Teresa (c. 5 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Carlos Fonseca Amador (c. 5 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Dolores, Diriamba, Carlos Fonseca Amador (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 69 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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