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Mag. 3.1 quake - North Pacific Ocean, 75 km southwest of Chinandega, Nicaragua, on Friday, Sep 22, 2023 11:31 pm (GMT -6) -

Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 32 km depth

23 Sep 05:44 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 13 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 23, 2023 05:31:14 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Sep 22, 2023 11:31 pm (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.1
Depth	32.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	12.36°N / 87.76°W North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua
Antipode	12.36°S / 92.24°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Cosigüina (72 km / 45 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 29.9°C (86 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from N
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10⁹ joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Nearby places

Distance	Place	Max. shaking intensity(*)	Region	Country
54 km (34 mi) NE of epicenter	Jiquilillo (pop: 4,140)	I Not felt	Chinandega	Nicaragua
65 km (41 mi) ENE of epicenter	Corinto (pop: 19,200)	I Not felt	Chinandega	Nicaragua
73 km (45 mi) ENE of epicenter	El Viejo (pop: 53,500)	I Not felt	Chinandega	Nicaragua
75 km (46 mi) ENE of epicenter	Chinandega (pop: 126,400)	I Not felt	Chinandega	Nicaragua
83 km (52 mi) ENE of epicenter	Chichigalpa (pop: 33,100)	I Not felt	Chinandega	Nicaragua
84 km (52 mi) NE of epicenter	Puerto Morazan (pop: 7,670)	I Not felt	Puerto Morazan, Chinandega	Nicaragua
96 km (60 mi) E of epicenter	Leon (pop: 144,500)	I Not felt	Departamento de Leon	Nicaragua
166 km (103 mi) E of epicenter	Managua (pop: 973,100)	I Not felt	Departamento de Managua	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
3.1	32 km (20 mi)	2023-09-23 05:31:14	Near Coast of Nicaragua	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
3.1	32 km (20 mi)	2023-09-23 05:31:14	53 Km Al Suroeste De Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 0.8 km (0.5 mi) epicenter difference with RaspberryShake	INETER

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Seismograms

Seismic station: volcan San Cristobal, Nicaragua (CRIN/NU network) | Distance from quake: 89 km / 55 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station volcan San Cristobal, 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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