A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 18 kilometers (11 miles) from El Rosario in Nicaragua on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -86.3612° West, latitude 11.6106° North, depth = 75.589 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 75.589 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:54:24 / 3:54 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000qxkq. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qxkq. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/08/25 / 2025-08-02 03:54:24 / August 2, 2025 @ 3:54 am.
Epicenter of the event was 59 km (37 miles) from Managua (c. 973 100 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Masaya (c. 130 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Tipitapa (c. 127 200 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Granada (c. 89 400 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Ciudad Sandino (c. 70 000 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Diriamba (c. 35 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Paz Centro, Nagarote, Tipitapa.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 18 km S of El Rosario, Nicaragua. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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