A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Corinto in Nicaragua on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.23 km (35 miles). Unique identifier: us20004grt. Ids that are associated to the event: us20004grt. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:51:14 / 10:51 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -87.6971 West, latitude 12.1327 North, depth = 56.23 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/12/15 / 2015-12-12 16:51:14 / December 12, 2015 @ 4:51 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Posoltega, Chichigalpa, Chinandega (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Chinandega (c. 126 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from El Viejo (c. 53 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Chichigalpa (c. 33 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Corinto (c. 19 200 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Posoltega (c. 6 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from El Realejo (c. 6 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 68 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua.
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