A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 91 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua (57 miles). The temblor was reported at 22:10:21 / 10:10 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000pzn9. Event ids that are associated: us6000pzn9. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -88.1346 West, latitude 12.2627 North, depth = 35 km. Global time and date of event 18/03/25 / 2025-03-18 22:10:21 / March 18, 2025 @ 10:10 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 91 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua.
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