Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 72 km southwest of Leon, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua, on 12 de septiembre del 2018 12:29 am

Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 72 km southwest of Leon, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua, on 12 de septiembre del 2018 12:29 am

Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 31 km depth

12 Sep 18:32 UTC: First to report: RSN after 3 minutes.
Date & time: 12 Sep 2018 18:29:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 12 de septiembre del 2018 12:29 am
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 31.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.875°N / 87.207°W (North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua)
Nearest volcano: Cerro Negro (89 km / 55 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
68 km (42 mi) S of Corinto (pop: 19,200) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) SSW of Leon (pop: 144,500) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) SW of La Paz Centro (pop: 23,500) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) WSW of Nagarote (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) WSW of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: RSN
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.631 km92 km al Suroeste de Leon, Nicaragua.RSN

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
207.4 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
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Aftershocks of the 5.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, 72 km southwest of Leon, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua, 12 de septiembre del 2018 12:29 am

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):
So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 72 km southwest of Leon, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua, on 12 de septiembre del 2018 12:29 am

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