Weak mag. 3.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 117 km west of Managua, Nicaragua, on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 10:22 pm (GMT -6) -
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Weak magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 22 km depth
24 Jan 04:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 24, 2022 04:22:24 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 10:22 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.3 |
| Depth | 22.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 11.9°N / 87.3°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua) |
| Antipode | 11.9°S / 92.7°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Telica (92 km / 57 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 117 km (73 mi) WSW of Managua (pop: 973,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  28.5°C (83 F), humidity: 66%, wind: 12 m/s (24 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.3 | 22 km | NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA | EMSC |
| 3.2 | 19 km | 61 Km Al Suroeste De Las Penitas, Nicaragua | INETER |
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