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Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 36 km southwest of Leon, Nicaragua, on Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 at 11:55 pm (GMT -6) -

Weak magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 2 km depth

7 Dec 06:00 UTC: First to report: INETER after 5 minutes.
7 Dec 06:07: Magnitude recalculated from 2.3 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 2.0 km (from 3.1 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.3 km (2 mi) towards SSW.
7 Dec 06:56: Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards WSW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 7, 2022 05:55:30 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 at 11:55 pm (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.1
Depth	2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	12.227°N / 87.126°W (North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua)
Antipode	12.227°S / 92.874°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INETER
Nearest volcano	Telica (52 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	29 km (18 mi) S of Corinto (pop: 19,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) SW of Leon (pop: 144,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) SSW of Chichigalpa (pop: 33,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) S of El Viejo (pop: 53,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (31 mi) WSW of La Paz Centro (pop: 23,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) W of Nagarote (pop: 26,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) W of Ciudad Sandino (pop: 50,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) W of Managua (pop: 973,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 26°C (79 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	8.9 x 10⁷ joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.1	2 km	19 Km Al Suroeste De Las Penitas, Nicaragua	INETER

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Managua, Nicaragua (MGAN/NU network) | Distance from quake: 96 km / 60 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Managua, 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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Seismic station Managua, Nicaragua: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Managua, Nicaragua: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: INETER/GEOFON Station INETER, GEOFON Station Boaco/Nicaragua (BOAB/GE network) | Distance from quake: 161 km / 100 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station INETER/GEOFON Station INETER, GEOFON Station Boaco/Nicaragua: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station INETER/GEOFON Station INETER, GEOFON Station Boaco/Nicaragua: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station INETER/GEOFON Station INETER, GEOFON Station Boaco/Nicaragua: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 204 km / 127 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Montecristo, El Salvador (SNET/SV network) | Distance from quake: 280 km / 174 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Montecristo, El Salvador: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Heredia, Costa Rica (HDC/G network) | Distance from quake: 412 km / 256 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Heredia, Costa Rica: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Heredia, Costa Rica: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Heredia, Costa Rica: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.1, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

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