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Past earthquakes near Villa Sandino, Departamento de Chontales, Nicaragua, during January 2021

Updated 21 Apr 2021 03:07 GMT -
During Jan 2021, Villa Sandino was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 3.9 and 1 quake of magnitude 2.7.
Biggest quake: 3.9 quake 22 km northeast of Santo Domingo, Departamento de Chontales, Nicaragua, 16 Jan 2021 8:50 pm (GMT -6) ...Read More
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Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Sun, 17 Jan 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
16 Jan 2021 8:50 pm (GMT -6) (17 Jan 2021 02:50:37 GMT)
3.9

84 km		(88 km)22 km northeast of Santo Domingo, Departamento de Chontales, Nicaragua MoreMap
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
15 Jan 2021 7:20 am (GMT -6) (15 Jan 2021 13:20:26 GMT)
2.7

12 km		(73 km)24 km south of Villa Sandino, Departamento de Chontales, Nicaragua MoreMap
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.8 tons of TNT) More info

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