Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Nicaragua on Friday, May 6, 1988 at 14:46 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 87 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 86.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.493°N / 85.911°W
(Nicaragua)Antipode: 11.493°S / 94.089°E
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 Nicaragua (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) SSE of Nandaime (pop: 20,800) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) SE of Diriamba (pop: 35,000) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SSE of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) SSE of Tipitapa (pop: 50,000) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SSE of Ciudad Sandino (pop: 50,000) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) SW of Juigalpa (pop: 50,000) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (92 mi) SE of Leon (pop: 144,500) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (164 mi) NW of San Jose (Costa Rica) (pop: 335,000) --> 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!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.6 | 87 km | Nicaragua | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (10 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Oct 27, 1988 12:08 33 years ago | 4.7 52 km | North Pacific Ocean, 69 km W of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica | More |
| Oct 24, 1988 10:55 33 years ago | 4.1 14 km | North Pacific Ocean, 90 km W of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica | More |
| Sep 23, 1988 08:13 33 years ago | 4.6 128 km | Nicaragua | More |
| Sep 19, 1988 16:19 33 years ago | 4.6 58 km | North Pacific Ocean, 66 km W of Managua, Nicaragua | More |
| Sep 17, 1988 13:53 33 years ago | 4.6 139 km | North Pacific Ocean, 69 km S of Managua, Nicaragua | More |
| Jul 20, 1988 07:46 34 years ago | 4.1 162 km | Nicaragua (Costa Rica) | More |
| May 31, 1988 21:06 34 years ago | 4.5 177 km | 29 km NW of Managua, Nicaragua | More |
| May 18, 1988 07:24 34 years ago | 4.4 33 km | Bagaces, 14 km E of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica | More |
| May 11, 1988 11:36 34 years ago | 4.3 111 km | North Pacific Ocean, 47 km SW of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua | More |
| May 9, 1988 01:11 34 years ago | 4.4 89 km | North Pacific Ocean, 50 km SW of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua | More |
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