Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 137 km southwest of Managua, Nicaragua, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 1:59 am (GMT -6) -
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 31 km depth
17 May 08:06 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 17, 2022 07:59:31 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 1:59 am (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 31.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 11.47°N / 87.31°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua) |
| Antipode | 11.47°S / 92.69°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Nejapa-Miraflores (130 km / 81 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 94 km (58 mi) WSW of Masachapa (pop: 5,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) WSW of San Rafael del Sur (pop: 29,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 117 km (73 mi) SSW of Leon (pop: 144,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 128 km (80 mi) WSW of Jinotepe (pop: 29,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 130 km (81 mi) S of Chinandega (pop: 126,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 137 km (85 mi) WSW of Managua (pop: 973,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 144 km (89 mi) WSW of Masaya (pop: 130,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) WSW of Granada (pop: 89,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  27.9°C (82 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NE |
| 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 | 31 km | NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA | EMSC |
| 3.0 | 31 km | 92 Km Al Suroeste De El Transito, Nicaragua | INETER |
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