A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 146 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua (91 miles) on Friday. Id of earthquake: us1000ceay. Event ids that are associated: us1000ceay. The temblor was picked up at 06:40:17 / 6:40 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 02/02/18 / 2018-02-02 12:40:17 / February 2, 2018 @ 12:40 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -87.7257 West, latitude 11.2106 North, depth = 10 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 146 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua.
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