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Mag. 3.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 136 km southwest of Managua, Nicaragua, on Saturday, May 14, 2022 02:07 am (GMT -6)

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.7 quake North Pacific Ocean, 99 km south of Leon, Nicaragua, Apr 21, 2022 01:42 am (GMT -6), which had occurred 3 weeks earlier.

Mag. 3.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 136 km southwest of Managua, Nicaragua, on Saturday, May 14, 2022 02:07 am (GMT -6)

Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 23 km depth

14 May 08:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
14 May 08:16: Magnitude recalculated from 3.5 to 3.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 34.0 to 23.0 km (from 21 to 14.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.8 km (4.8 mi) towards SW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 14, 2022 08:07:34 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, May 14, 2022 02:07 am (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.4
Depth	23.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	11.45°N / 87.29°W North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua
Antipode	11.45°S / 92.71°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Nejapa-Miraflores (129 km / 80 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 27.9°C (82 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	7.9 x 10⁹ joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Nearby places

Distance	Place	Max. shaking intensity(*)	Region	Country
92 km (57 mi) ENE of epicenter	Masachapa (pop: 5,000)	I Not felt	Departamento de Managua	Nicaragua
103 km (64 mi) ENE of epicenter	San Rafael del Sur (pop: 29,800)	I Not felt	Departamento de Managua	Nicaragua
119 km (74 mi) NNE of epicenter	Leon (pop: 144,500)	I Not felt	Departamento de Leon	Nicaragua
127 km (79 mi) ENE of epicenter	Jinotepe (pop: 29,500)	I Not felt	Carazo	Nicaragua
130 km (81 mi) NE of epicenter	Ciudad Sandino (pop: 50,000)	I Not felt	Departamento de Managua	Nicaragua
132 km (82 mi) N of epicenter	Chinandega (pop: 126,400)	I Not felt	Chinandega	Nicaragua
136 km (84 mi) N of epicenter	El Viejo (pop: 53,500)	I Not felt	Chinandega	Nicaragua
136 km (85 mi) NE of epicenter	Managua (pop: 973,100)	I Not felt	Departamento de Managua	Nicaragua
143 km (89 mi) ENE of epicenter	Masaya (pop: 130,100)	I Not felt	Masaya	Nicaragua
155 km (96 mi) ENE of epicenter	Granada (pop: 89,400)	I Not felt	Granada	Nicaragua

Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

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Mag	Depth	Time GMT	Epicenter	Agency
3.4	23 km (14 mi)	2022-05-14 08:07:34	NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
3.4	23 km (14 mi)	2022-05-14 08:07:34	93 Km Al Suroeste De Masachapa, Nicaragua 0.2 km (0.1 mi) epicenter difference with EMSC	INETER
3.5	24 km (15 mi)	2022-05-14 08:07:00	124 Km Al Oeste De Managua, Nicaragua. 12 km (7.6 mi) epicenter difference with EMSC	RSN

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Volcan Cerro Negro, Nicaragua (CNGN/NU network) | Distance from quake: 133 km / 83 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Volcan Cerro Negro, Nicaragua: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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