Earthquake details

Thursday, October 25, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Thursday, October 25, 1956 at 05:21 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Rafael del Sur (Nicaragua - NI), about 17.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.407 and latitude 11.696.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 11.696, -86.407
UTC time 1956-10-25 05:21:46.990
Location San Rafael del Sur
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-10-25

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