Mag. 4.9 earthquake - 17 km northeast of Chichigalpa, Departamento de Chinandega, Nicaragua, on Thursday, 6 December 2018 at 09:43 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 159 km depth
6 Dec 09:51 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 153.0 to 159.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 153.0 to 159.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 159.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 12.69°N / 86.92°W

Nearest volcano: San Cristobal (5 km / 3 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
17 km (11 mi) NE of Chichigalpa (Chinandega) (pop: 33,100) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) ENE of Chinandega (pop: 126,400) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) E of El Viejo (Chinandega) (pop: 53,500) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) N of Leon (León) (pop: 144,500) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) NE of Corinto (Chinandega) (pop: 19,200) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) S of Somotillo (Chinandega) (pop: 15,400) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) NW of La Paz Centro (León) (pop: 23,500) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) NW of Nagarote (León) (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) SW of Esteli (Estelí) (pop: 96,400) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (59 mi) NW of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.9 | 159 km | Nicaragua | GFZ |
M 4.9 | 154 km | NICARAGUA | EMSC |
M 4.9 | 157 km | - Nicaragua | USGS |
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