Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 99 km southwest of Chinandega, Nicaragua, on Monday, 22 Feb 2021 3:27 pm (GMT -6) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 35 km depth
22 Feb 21:32 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.
22 Feb 21:43: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 35.0 km (from 6.2 to 22 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.5 mi) towards E.
22 Feb 21:43: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 35.0 km (from 6.2 to 22 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.5 mi) towards E.
Update Mon, 22 Feb 2021, 21:36
Moderate magnitude 4.6 quake hits 96 km southwest of Corinto, Nicaragua early afternoon4.6 quake 22 Feb 3:26 pm (GMT -6)
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Corinto, Departamento de Chinandega, Nicaragua, was reported only 9 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter early afternoon on Monday 22 February 2021 at 3:26 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Jiquilillo (pop. 4,100) located 92 km from the epicenter, Corinto (pop. 19,200) 96 km away, El Viejo (pop. 53,500) 107 km away, and Chinandega (pop. 126,400) 108 km away.
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Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Jiquilillo (pop. 4,100) located 92 km from the epicenter, Corinto (pop. 19,200) 96 km away, El Viejo (pop. 53,500) 107 km away, and Chinandega (pop. 126,400) 108 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data:
Date & time: 22 Feb 2021 21:27:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 22 Feb 2021 3:27 pm (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 12.08°N / 87.85°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua)Nearest volcano: Cosigüina (105 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
86 km (53 mi) SSW of Jiquilillo (pop: 4,140) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (54 mi) WSW of Corinto (pop: 19,200) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) SW of El Viejo (pop: 53,500) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) SW of Chinandega (pop: 126,400) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) WSW of Leon (pop: 144,500) --> See nearby quakes!
174 km (108 mi) W of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) W of Masaya (pop: 130,100) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (129 mi) SW of Somoto (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
216 km (134 mi) SSE of Sensuntepeque (El Salvador) (pop: 20,400) --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) SE of San Salvador (El Salvador) (pop: 526,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
27.7°C (82 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from W
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Scattered Clouds
27.7°C (82 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WEstimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 35 km | NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA | EMSC |
| M 4.2 | 29 km | 117 Km Al Suroeste De Jiquilillo, Nicaragua | INETER |
| M 4.8 | 35 km | 85 Km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua | USGS |
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