Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Near the Coast of Nicaragua on Saturday, 2 July 2005 at 02:16 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 27 km depth
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 27.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.245°N / 86.172°W

Nearest volcano: Zapatera (66 km / 41 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
33 km (20 mi) W of San Juan del Sur (pop: 7,790) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) WSW of Rivas (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SSW of Nandaime (pop: 20,800) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) S of Jinotepe (pop: 29,500) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) S of Diriamba (pop: 35,000) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) SSE of San Rafael del Sur (pop: 29,800) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SSW of Granada (pop: 89,400) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) S of Masaya (pop: 130,100) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) S of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
153 km (95 mi) SSE of Leon (pop: 144,500) --> 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 | 27 km | near the coast of Nicaragua | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 17 Oct 2005 21:59 UTC| M 5.7 |162.3 km (100.8 mi) depth|60 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 Aug 2005 11:03 UTC| M 6.3 |14 km (8.7 mi) depth|69 km (43 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Nicaragua on Wednesday, 3 August 2005 at 11:03 (GMT)
- 03 Aug 2005 09:27 UTC| M 5.3 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|59 km (36 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Jul 2005 04:11 UTC| M 5.8 |40.5 km (25.2 mi) depth|20 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Jul 2005 02:27 UTC| M 5.3 |40.9 km (25.4 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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