4.5 Earthquake Near Coast of Nicaragua

Posted on April 2, 2012 • Filed under: Earthquake, Nicaragua, TRAVEL

Magnitude 4.5 – NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
2012 April 02 01:46:06 UTC

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time

Monday, April 02, 2012 at 01:46:06 UTC
Sunday, April 01, 2012 at 07:46:06 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 12.188°N, 87.800°W
Depth 48.7 km (30.3 miles)
Region NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
Distances 85 km (52 miles) SW of Chinandega, Nicaragua
103 km (64 miles) WSW of Leon, Nicaragua
166 km (103 miles) W of MANAGUA, Nicaragua
1456 km (904 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 27.5 km (17.1 miles); depth +/- 14.6 km (9.1 miles)
Parameters NST= 82, Nph= 82, Dmin=214.8 km, Rmss=1.27 sec, Gp=194°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0008u62
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