Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Nicaragua on Friday, 6 May 1988 at 14:46 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 87 km depth
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 86.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.493°N / 85.911°W

Nearest volcano: Zapatera (28 km / 17 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) WSW of Belén (pop: 5,420) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) WNW of Rivas (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) WSW of Moyogalpa (pop: 3,940) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) N of San Juan del Sur (pop: 7,790) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) SSE of Nandaime (pop: 20,800) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SSE of Diriomo (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) S of Granada (pop: 89,400) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (31 mi) SE of Jinotepe (pop: 29,500) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) SSE of Masaya (pop: 130,100) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SSE of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.6 | 87 km | Nicaragua | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (10 quakes):- 27 Oct 1988 12:08 UTC| M 4.7 |52.4 km (32.6 mi) depth|107 km (67 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 24 Oct 1988 10:55 UTC| M 4.1 |13.9 km (8.6 mi) depth|116 km (72 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Sep 1988 08:13 UTC| M 4.6 |127.5 km (79.2 mi) depth|101 km (63 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Sep 1988 16:19 UTC| M 4.6 |58 km (36 mi) depth|109 km (68 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Sep 1988 13:53 UTC| M 4.6 |139.1 km (86.4 mi) depth|36 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Jul 1988 07:46 UTC| M 4.1 |162.4 km (100.9 mi) depth|49 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 31 May 1988 21:06 UTC| M 4.5 |176.8 km (109.9 mi) depth|109 km (68 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 May 1988 07:24 UTC| M 4.4 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|115 km (71 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 May 1988 11:36 UTC| M 4.3 |110.8 km (68.8 mi) depth|43 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 May 1988 01:11 UTC| M 4.4 |89.1 km (55.4 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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