Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 8, 1901 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Tuesday, October 8, 1901 at 02:16 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 88.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.500 and latitude 11.000.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 11.000, -86.500
UTC time 1901-10-08 02:16:00.000
Location Diriamba
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1901-10-08

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