Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - Departamento de Boaco, 30 km northeast of Granada, Nicaragua, on Saturday, Nov 27, 2021 at 7:39 pm (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
28 Nov 01:42 UTC: First to report: INETER after 3 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Nov 28, 2021 01:39:12 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Nov 27, 2021 at 7:39 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 12.045°N / 85.704°W  (Departamento de Boaco, Nicaragua) |
| Antipode | 12.045°S / 94.296°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Las Lajas (29 km / 18 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Granada (pop: 89,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) S of San Lorenzo (Boaco) (pop: 8,690) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) SSW of Camoapa (Boaco) (pop: 16,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) E of Masaya (pop: 130,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) ESE of Tipitapa (Managua) (pop: 50,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) S of Boaco (pop: 29,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) NE of Nandaime (Granada) (pop: 20,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) ENE of Masatepe (Masaya) (pop: 21,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) E of Managua (pop: 973,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (38 mi) ENE of Diriamba (Carazo) (pop: 35,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) NNW of Isla de Ometepe Island (pop: 30,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  25.2°C (77 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 10 km | 23 Km Al Noroeste De Puerto Diaz, Nicaragua | INETER |
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