Earthquake details

Saturday, October 27, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Saturday, October 27, 1956 at 15:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Diriamba (Nicaragua - NI), about 9.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.307 and latitude 11.909.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 90.0 km
Coordinates 11.909, -86.307
UTC time 1956-10-27 15:33:03.400
Location Masaya
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-10-27

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