Earthquake details

Thursday, February 9, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Thursday, February 9, 1939 at 15:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 65.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.318 and latitude 11.101.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 11.101, -86.318
UTC time 1939-02-09 15:30:37.950
Location Diriamba
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1939-02-09

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