A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Masachapa in Nicaragua. Unique identifier: us6000pw0c. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pw0c. The temblor was picked up at 06:09:06 / 6:09 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/02/25 / 2025-02-28 06:09:06 / February 28, 2025 @ 6:09 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 42.949 km, -86.837° West, 11.2241° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 42.949 km (27 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop). The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from San Rafael del Sur (c. 29 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Santa Teresa (c. 5 800 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Carlos Fonseca Amador (c. 5 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Carlos Fonseca Amador, Santa Teresa, San Rafael del Sur (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 fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 71 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua.
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