Very strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 43 km southwest of Nicaragua, Nicaragua, on Saturday, July 2, 2005 at 02:16 (GMT)

Very strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 43 km southwest of Nicaragua, Nicaragua, on Saturday, July 2, 2005 at 02:16 (GMT)

Very strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 27 km depth

1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Date & time: Jul 2, 2005 02:16:43 UTC
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 27.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.245°N / 86.172°W (North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua)
Antipode: 11.245°S / 93.828°E
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 Nicaragua (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SSW of Nandaime (pop: 20,800) --> 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!
74 km (46 mi) S of San Marcos (pop: 23,300) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (46 mi) S of Masatepe (pop: 21,500) --> 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!) | about seismic energy
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6.627 kmnear the coast of NicaraguaUSGS
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (37 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth		LocationDetails
Dec 10, 2005 06:06
16 years ago
4.0

20 km		64 km E of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Dec 4, 2005 08:49
16 years ago
3.6

49 km		Near the Coast of NicaraguaMore
Nov 23, 2005 02:28
16 years ago
4.6

60 km		North Pacific Ocean, 64 km SW of San Rafael del Sur, NicaraguaMore
Nov 7, 2005 13:43
16 years ago
4.2

35 km		North Pacific Ocean, 39 km SW of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Oct 27, 2005 16:15
16 years ago
4.5

40 km		Near the Coast of NicaraguaMore
Oct 21, 2005 13:21
16 years ago
3.7

59 km		23 km N of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Oct 17, 2005 21:59
16 years ago
5.7

162 km		NicaraguaMore
Sep 29, 2005 09:06
16 years ago
3.9

20 km		North Pacific Ocean, 27 km SW of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Sep 1, 2005 07:21
16 years ago
4.4

43 km		North Pacific Ocean, 85 km W of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaMore
Aug 25, 2005 16:40
16 years ago
4.0

174 km		North Pacific Ocean, 44 km SW of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 21, 2005 23:22
16 years ago
4.3

237 km		13 km N of Ciudad Sandino, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaMore
Aug 13, 2005 23:55
16 years ago
4.2

44 km		North Pacific Ocean, 94 km S of Leon, NicaraguaMore
Aug 7, 2005 05:29
16 years ago
3.9

10.3 km		21 km W of San Jose, Upala, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa RicaMore
Aug 6, 2005 20:35
16 years ago
4.2

20 km		27 km NE of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 6, 2005 16:22
16 years ago
4.2

74 km		42 km NE of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 6, 2005 16:12
16 years ago
3.7

34 km		5.4 km NW of Altagracia, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 6, 2005 16:02
16 years ago
4.6

0 km		50 km E of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 5, 2005 23:49
16 years ago
3.8

13 km		48 km E of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 5, 2005 23:02
16 years ago
4.2

0 km		2.5 km SE of Tipitapa, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaMore
Aug 4, 2005 18:44
16 years ago
4.7

35 km		8 km E of Concepcion, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 3, 2005 16:07
17 years ago
4.4

12 km		45 km E of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 3, 2005 13:05
17 years ago
4.6

25 km		64 km SE of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 3, 2005 11:31
17 years ago
4.7

10 km		Nicaragua (Costa Rica)More
Aug 3, 2005 11:26
17 years ago
4.5

3 km		28 km SE of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 3, 2005 11:03
17 years ago
6.3

14 km		La Cruz, 69 km N of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaMore
Aug 3, 2005 09:27
17 years ago
5.3

10 km		35 km SE of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 2, 2005 11:35
17 years ago
4.1

67 km		North Pacific Ocean, 54 km SW of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Aug 1, 2005 02:43
17 years ago
3.9

40 km		36 km E of Granada, NicaraguaMore
Jul 30, 2005 03:46
17 years ago
4.1

20 km		NicaraguaMore
Jul 23, 2005 20:09
17 years ago
5.6

168 km		NicaraguaMore
Jul 15, 2005 00:06
17 years ago
3.7

81 km		North Pacific Ocean, 74 km SW of San Rafael del Sur, NicaraguaMore
Jul 9, 2005 05:06
17 years ago
3.6

49 km		North Pacific Ocean, 45 km W of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Jul 2, 2005 12:37
17 years ago
3.8

31 km		NicaraguaMore
Jul 2, 2005 10:18
17 years ago
4.1

66 km		North Pacific Ocean, 63 km W of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Jul 2, 2005 04:11
17 years ago
5.8

41 km		North Pacific Ocean, 47 km W of Nicaragua, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaMore
Jul 2, 2005 02:36
17 years ago
4.6

29 km		North Pacific Ocean, 53 km S of San Rafael del Sur, NicaraguaMore
Jul 2, 2005 02:27
17 years ago
5.3

41 km		North Pacific Ocean, 57 km S of San Rafael del Sur, NicaraguaMore

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