Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 7.1 km northeast of Belén, Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua, on Monday, 7 November 2011 at 22:35 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 177 km depth
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 177.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.56°N / 85.861°W

Nearest volcano: Zapatera (19 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) NNE of Belén (Rivas) (pop: 5,420) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) NNW of Rivas (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) W of Moyogalpa (Rivas) (pop: 3,940) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) SE of Nandaime (Granada) (pop: 20,800) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) N of San Juan del Sur (Rivas) (pop: 7,790) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) SSE of Diriomo (Granada) (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) SSE of Granada (pop: 89,400) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) SE of Jinotepe (Carazo) (pop: 29,500) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) SSE of Masaya (pop: 130,100) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) SE of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.0 | 177 km | Nicaragua | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 06 Feb 2012 20:59 UTC| M 4.8 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 7.1 km northeast of Belén, Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua, on Monday, 7 November 2011 at 22:35 (GMT)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 02 Sep 1992 00:16| 7.7 |45km / 28mi|28 years ago|162km / 101mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 05 Oct 1950 16:09| 7.5 |98km / 61mi|70 years ago|149km / 93mi| Costa Rica
- 25 Mar 1990 13:22| 7.3 |22km / 14mi|31 years ago|216km / 134mi| Costa Rica
- 27 Feb 1916 20:21| 7.2 |15km / 9.3mi|105 years ago|232km / 144mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 15 Oct 1967 08:00| 7.1 |160km / 100mi|53 years ago|41km / 25mi| Nicaragua
- 24 Oct 1956 14:42| 7.1 |35km / 22mi|64 years ago|77km / 48mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 09 Oct 2004 21:26| 7.0 |35km / 22mi|16 years ago|89km / 55mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 23 Aug 1978 00:38| 7.0 |56km / 35mi|42 years ago|166km / 103mi| Costa Rica
- 05 Nov 1926 07:55| 7.0 |15km / 9.3mi|94 years ago|160km / 99mi| Nicaragua
- 03 Apr 1990 22:57| 6.8 |53km / 33mi|31 years ago|50km / 31mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
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