Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 56 km west of Jiquilillo, Departamento de Chinandega, Nicaragua, on Sunday, 7 January 2018 at 08:55 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 56 km west of Jiquilillo, Departamento de Chinandega, Nicaragua, on Sunday, 7 January 2018 at 08:55 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 76 km depth

Date & time: 7 Jan 2018 08:55:32 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 76.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 12.76°N / 87.97°W (North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua)
Nearest volcano: Cosigüina (50 km / 31 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
54 km (34 mi) SSE of Chirilagua (El Salvador) (pop: 6,390) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) W of Jiquilillo (pop: 4,140) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SSE of Jucuaran (Jucuarán, El Salvador) (pop: 1,640) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) SSW of La Union (La Unión, El Salvador) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) SSE of San Rafael Oriente (El Salvador) (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) SW of Monjaras (Marcovia, Honduras) (pop: 6,770) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) SE of Usulutan (El Salvador) (pop: 51,900) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) SE of Puerto El Triunfo (El Salvador) (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (124 mi) WNW of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.176 kmNear Coast of NicaraguaGFZ

User reports for this quake (9)

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San Salvador (169.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : I was sleeping and awakened. (reported through our app)
San Miguel. (85.1 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
83 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : The computers shake a lot (reported through our app)
Cojutepeque (148.8 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Aserradores Nicaragua / Light shaking (MMI IV) : lastest around 10 seconds. Loud noise furniture moved and bed shook.
San Miguel, El Salvador (83.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
Antiguo Cuscatlan (El Salvador, 157 km NW of epicenter) : Soothing rocking (reported through EMSC)
San Salvador (El Salvador, 153 km NW of epicenter) : Sensible y largo (reported through EMSC)
San Marcos (El Salvador, 151 km NW of epicenter) : Tembló hace unos minutos. (reported through EMSC)
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Aftershocks of the 5.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 56 km west of Jiquilillo, Departamento de Chinandega, Nicaragua, 7 January 2018 08:55 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):
  • 06 Mar 2018 19:18 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    50 km (31.1 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 24 Feb 2018 01:50 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    79 km (49.1 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details
  • 16 Feb 2018 11:01 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    69 km (42.9 mi) depth
    |
    21 km (13 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details

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Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 56 km west of Jiquilillo, Departamento de Chinandega, Nicaragua, on Sunday, 7 January 2018 at 08:55 (GMT)

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