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Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Off Coast of Central America on Thursday, 24 November 2016

Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Off Coast of Central America on Thursday, 24 November 2016

Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Off Coast of Central America on Thursday, 24 November 2016
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 49.0 to 10.0 km.
Nov 24 18:52: Magnitude recalculated from 7.0 to 6.9.
Nov 24 18:53: Magnitude recalculated from 6.9 to 6.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 48.0 km.
Nov 24 18:59: Magnitude recalculated from 6.8 to 6.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 48.0 to 10.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 32.0 km.
Nov 24 19:38: Magnitude recalculated from 6.9 to 7.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 32.0 to 10.0 km.
Nov 25 10:40: Magnitude recalculated from 7.0 to 6.9.
Date & time: Thu, 24 Nov 18:43:47 UTC
Magnitude: 6.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.93°N / 88.87°W [Map]
Nearest volcano: Usulután (171 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - thank you.

Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 24 Nov
Thu, 24 Nov 18:43 UTCM 7.0 / 10 km OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA[Map]EMSC
Thu, 24 Nov 18:43 UTCM 7.0 / 10.3 km- 149km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador[Map]USGS

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Trujillo, Perú (2480.4 km S from epicenter) [Map] / not felt: Ligeramente, estuve apoyado en la mesa y sentí un leve movimiento. (via app)
Guatemala / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Somoto (Nicaragua) (302 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Se sintio bastante fuerte (via EMSC)
Managua (Nicaragua) (290 km E from epicenter)(no details): P-waves and S-waves felt clearly spaced by a short space, of about a second or two. (via EMSC)
(289.1 km SSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking) (via app)
San Salvador (199.2 km N from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Leon (222.7 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking): I was sitting by the kitchen table when it and my chair started to vibrate and shake back and forwards. Tried to shake it similar with my hands afterwards which was not possible. The water in the dogs waterbowl also was shaking, spilling over a little on both sides. It was not scary. But we definetely could tell that it was an earthquake.
Costa Rica / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Guatemala (Guatemala) (338 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Fuerte en la Ciudad de Guatemala, me encontraba en un piso cuatro, y se sintió con fuerza, y duro poco más de un minuto. (via EMSC)
Managua (Nicaragua) (289 km E from epicenter)(no details): Se sintió algo parecido a dos temblores, siendo el segundo el más fuerte. Muyfuerte!!! (via EMSC)
Managua (Nicaragua) (283 km E from epicenter)(no details): Movimiento ligeramente fuerte que movió los muebles y paredes (via EMSC)
(571 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
Diriomo, Dept Granada, Nicaragua / MMI III (Weak shaking)
(1853.2 km SE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VII (Very strong shaking) (via app)
(224.4 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking) (via app)
Lo senti fuerte y largo (572.6 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking): Fuerte y largo (via app)
Jinotepe / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Grecia (549.8 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
Managua (279.1 km SSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel (214.3 km NNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VII (Very strong shaking): Temblor muy fuerte, se movan muebles. (via app)
(289.4 km SSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
(194.3 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking) (via app)
Guatemala City (Guatemala) (347 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Duró bastante, pero se sintió suave aquí. (via EMSC)
(201.2 km N from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
(284.9 km SSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
(1852.4 km SSE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking) (via app)
(199.8 km N from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VI (Strong shaking) (via app)
Guatemala (345.8 km NNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VI (Strong shaking): Long shaking (via app)
(354.9 km NNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking) (via app)
(572.3 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 3 Dec
Sat, 3 Dec 11:17 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]San Cristobal (14 km)NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA[Map]EMSC
Sat, 3 Dec 19:29 UTCM 3.5 / 16.4 km - [info] (64 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sat, 3 Dec 19:34 UTCM 3.6 / 19.3 km - [info] (47 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Wed, 7 Dec
Wed, 7 Dec 07:15 UTCM 4.5 / 15 km - [info] (173 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Thu, 8 Dec
Thu, 8 Dec 06:10 UTCM 3.9 / 1.9 km - [info] (150 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Fri, 9 Dec
Fri, 9 Dec 10:06 UTCM 5.0 / 11 km - [info] (163 km)Off Coast of Central America
[Map]		GFZ
San Salvador / not felt: I´m working in San Salvador, but I not felt earthquake
Fri, 9 Dec 15:49 UTCM 3.2 / 15 km - [info] (201 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sat, 10 Dec
Sat, 10 Dec 00:09 UTCM 3.2 / 10 km - [info] (135 km) Nicaragua
[Map]		INETER
Mon, 12 Dec
Mon, 12 Dec 15:36 UTCM 4.5 / 56.1 km - [info] (97 km)- 75km WSW of Corinto, Nicaragua[Map]USGS
Wed, 21 Dec
Wed, 21 Dec 10:27 UTCM 3.3 / 42.5 km - [info] (60 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Thu, 22 Dec
Thu, 22 Dec 14:26 UTCM 3.0 / 6 km - [info]San Cristobal (21 km) Nicaragua
[Map]		INETER
Fri, 23 Dec
Fri, 23 Dec 16:51 UTCM 3.8 / 1.5 km - [info] (127 km) Nicaragua
[Map]		INETER
Sat, 24 Dec
Sat, 24 Dec 01:31 UTCM 4.6 / 35 km - [info] (102 km) OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
[Map]		EMSC
San Salvador (103.4 km N from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking): Not long. (via app)
Mon, 26 Dec
Mon, 26 Dec 02:14 UTCM 4.0 / 15 km - [info] (74 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Tue, 27 Dec
Tue, 27 Dec 15:10 UTCM 4.6 / 35 km - [info] (171 km)- 153km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador[Map]USGS
Wed, 28 Dec
Wed, 28 Dec 14:35 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (150 km)- 122km S of Acajutla, El Salvador
[Map]		USGS
Sun, 1 Jan
Sun, 1 Jan 23:43 UTCM 2.8 / 2 km - [info]San Cristobal (19 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Fri, 6 Jan
Fri, 6 Jan 01:37 UTCM 2.9 / 9 km - [info] (101 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Fri, 6 Jan 07:51 UTCM 3.4 / 19.7 km - [info] (111 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Mon, 9 Jan
Mon, 9 Jan 14:51 UTCM 3.7 / 20.6 km - [info] (98 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Thu, 12 Jan
Thu, 12 Jan 13:11 UTCM 2.7 / 16.7 km - [info] (76 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Fri, 13 Jan
Fri, 13 Jan 06:43 UTCM 2.7 / 15 km - [info] (123 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sun, 15 Jan
Sun, 15 Jan 05:20 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info] (96 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sun, 15 Jan 06:37 UTCM 3.3 / 26.1 km - [info] (71 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sun, 15 Jan 07:02 UTCM 2.9 / 15 km - [info] (89 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Tue, 17 Jan
Tue, 17 Jan 18:31 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info] (241 km) OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 18 Jan
Wed, 18 Jan 10:15 UTCM 3.6 / 21.5 km - [info] (79 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Wed, 18 Jan 11:33 UTCM 3.3 / 14.2 km - [info]San Cristobal (15 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Fri, 20 Jan
Fri, 20 Jan 02:15 UTCM 3.1 / 18.7 km - [info] (99 km) Nicaragua
[Map]		INETER
Fri, 20 Jan 04:06 UTCM 3.2 / 11.4 km - [info] (118 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Fri, 20 Jan 04:30 UTCM 3.2 / 63.5 km - [info] (59 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sat, 4 Feb
Sat, 4 Feb 12:59 UTCM 4.1 / 9 km - [info] (171 km) Nicaragua
[Map]		INETER
Sun, 5 Feb
Sun, 5 Feb 03:25 UTCM 3.0 / 70 km - [info] (63 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Mon, 13 Feb
Mon, 13 Feb 07:26 UTCM 3.3 / 31.6 km - [info] (125 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Wed, 15 Feb
Wed, 15 Feb 02:47 UTCM 4.7 / 72 km - [info] (77 km)Near Coast of Nicaragua
[Map]		GFZ
Walnut Grove / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Tue, 21 Feb
Tue, 21 Feb 22:02 UTCM 3.5 / 136.7 km - [info] (31 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Thu, 23 Feb
Thu, 23 Feb 15:16 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (120 km)- 108km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 24 Feb
Fri, 24 Feb 13:41 UTCM 4.8 / 75 km - [info] (55 km)Near Coast of Nicaragua
[Map]		GFZ
Paso caballo / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Ciudad Sandino (Nicaragua) (160 km E from epicenter)(no details): Temblor (via EMSC)
León (Nicaragua) (97 km E from epicenter)(no details): Mild, quite Sharp jerky movements. (via EMSC)
(80.1 km W from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
(176.7 km WSW from epicenter) / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Sat, 4 Mar
Sat, 4 Mar 07:39 UTCM 3.1 / 25.9 km - [info] (72 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Mon, 6 Mar
Mon, 6 Mar 13:26 UTCM 4.2 / 15.1 km - [info] (178 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Tue, 7 Mar
Tue, 7 Mar 07:08 UTCM 4.3 / 14.9 km - [info] (142 km) Nicaragua
[Map]		INETER
Thu, 16 Mar
Thu, 16 Mar 16:58 UTCM 3.6 / 98.4 km - [info]San Cristobal (29 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Tue, 21 Mar
Tue, 21 Mar 07:41 UTCM 3.0 / 21.4 km - [info] (47 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sat, 25 Mar
Sat, 25 Mar 00:34 UTCM 4.1 / 25.7 km - [info] (161 km)- 133km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua[Map]USGS
Sun, 26 Mar
Sun, 26 Mar 00:20 UTCM 4.3 / 57 km - [info] (75 km) OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR[Map]EMSC
Fri, 31 Mar
Fri, 31 Mar 22:05 UTCM 3.3 / 12.2 km - [info] (75 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sat, 1 Apr
Sat, 1 Apr 00:05 UTCM 3.7 / 15 km - [info] (110 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sun, 2 Apr
Sun, 2 Apr 16:24 UTCM 4.4 / 56.8 km - [info] (105 km)- 83km S of La Libertad, El Salvador
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 4 Apr
Tue, 4 Apr 09:12 UTCM 3.0 / 12.3 km - [info] (126 km) Nicaragua[Map]INETER
Sat, 8 Apr
Sat, 8 Apr 10:04 UTCM 4.4 / 35 km - [info] (124 km)- 89km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua[Map]USGS

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