Earthquake details

Friday, April 24, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Friday, April 24, 1959 at 09:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Rafael del Sur (Nicaragua - NI), about 75.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.572 and latitude 11.180.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 11.180, -86.572
UTC time 1959-04-24 09:31:38.070
Location Diriamba
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-04-24

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