Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 97 km south of Leon, Nicaragua, on Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 5:57 am (GMT -6) -

Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 97 km south of Leon, Nicaragua, on Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 5:57 am (GMT -6)

Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 22 km depth

16 Feb 12:00 UTC: First to report: INETER after 2 minutes.
16 Feb 12:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 60.0 to 22.0 km (from 37 to 13.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (7.8 mi) towards SW.
Date & time: 16 Feb 2021 11:57:49 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 5:57 am (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 22.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.59°N / 87.09°W (North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua)
Nearest volcano: Nejapa-Miraflores (102 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
66 km (41 mi) WSW of Masachapa (pop: 5,000) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) WSW of San Rafael del Sur (pop: 29,800) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) SW of Nagarote (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) SSW of La Paz Centro (pop: 23,500) --> See nearby quakes!
97 km (60 mi) SSW of Leon (pop: 144,500) --> See nearby quakes!
97 km (60 mi) WSW of Diriamba (pop: 35,000) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) S of Corinto (pop: 19,200) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (68 mi) SW of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) SSW of Somoto (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (203 mi) SE of San Salvador (El Salvador) (pop: 526,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 27°C (81 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NE
Primary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
3.522 km66 Km Al Oeste De Masachapa, NicaraguaINETER
3.560 kmNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUAEMSC

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