Earthquake details

Friday, February 19, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Friday, February 19, 1954 at 00:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Rafael del Sur (Nicaragua - NI), about 71.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -87.009 and latitude 11.541.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 11.541, -87.009
UTC time 1954-02-19 00:40:37.490
Location Mateare
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1954-02-19

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