Earthquake details

Friday, September 30, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Friday, September 30, 1977 at 07:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 21.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -85.828 and latitude 11.246.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 66.0 km
Coordinates 11.246, -85.828
UTC time 1977-09-30 07:10:25.300
Location Rivas
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-30

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