Minor mag. 2.8 earthquake - 35 km southwest of El Paraiso, Honduras, on Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 4:02 am (GMT -6) -
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Minor magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 58 km depth
29 Jun 10:07 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.
29 Jun 10:12: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 2.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 58.0 km (from 3.1 to 36 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 272 km (169 mi) towards SSE.
29 Jun 10:12: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 2.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 58.0 km (from 3.1 to 36 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 272 km (169 mi) towards SSE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 29, 2022 10:02:10 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 4:02 am (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.8 |
| Depth | 58.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 11.35°N / 86.13°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Departamento de El Paraiso, Nicaragua) |
| Antipode | 11.35°S / 93.87°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Zapatera (54 km / 34 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Tola (Rivas) (pop: 2,640) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) S of Nandaime (Granada) (pop: 20,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) SSE of Diriamba (Carazo) (pop: 35,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) S of San Marcos (Carazo) (pop: 23,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) S of Masatepe (Masaya) (pop: 21,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) SSE of San Rafael del Sur (Managua) (pop: 29,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) S of Masaya (pop: 130,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) S of Managua (pop: 973,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  19°C (66 F), humidity: 96%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.8 | 58 km | HONDURAS | EMSC |
| 2.8 | 58 km | 16 Km Al Sur De El Astillero, Nicaragua | INETER |
| 2.8 | 58 km | Near Coast of Nicaragua | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.8, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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