Earthquake details

Thursday, February 16, 1922 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Thursday, February 16, 1922 at 03:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 30.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.073 and latitude 11.317.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 11.317, -86.073
UTC time 1922-02-16 03:14:47.930
Location Rivas
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1922-02-16

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