Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 67 km west of Managua, Nicaragua, on 2020-10-28 22:24:02
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 72 km depth
29 Oct 04:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 4 minutes.
29 Oct 04:35: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 73.0 to 72.0 km (from 45 to 45 mi).
29 Oct 04:35: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 73.0 to 72.0 km (from 45 to 45 mi).
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 29, 2020 04:24:02 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 2020-10-28 22:24:02 |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.3 |
| Depth | 72.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 11.948°N / 86.833°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua) |
| Antipode | 11.948°S / 93.167°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Nejapa-Miraflores (59 km / 37 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 36 km (22 mi) W of Villa El Carmen (pop: 5,220) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 44 km (28 mi) WNW of San Rafael del Sur (pop: 29,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) SW of Nagarote (pop: 26,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) SSW of La Paz Centro (pop: 23,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) S of Leon (pop: 144,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) WSW of Ciudad Sandino (pop: 50,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (41 mi) W of Diriamba (pop: 35,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) WSW of Managua (pop: 973,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) W of Masaya (pop: 130,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) SSE of Chinandega (pop: 126,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 148 km (92 mi) WNW of Isla de Ometepe Island (pop: 30,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  27.5°C (82 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from NW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.3 | 72 km | 18 Km Al Suroeste De El Transito, Nicaragua | INETER |
| 4.1 | 3 km | 89 Km Al Suroeste De Managua, Nicaragua. | RSN |
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