Earthquake details

Monday, March 3, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Monday, March 3, 1952 at 17:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 65.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.386 and latitude 11.214.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 31.2 km
Coordinates 11.214, -86.386
UTC time 1952-03-03 17:42:05.820
Location Masaya
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-03-03

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