Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 7, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Wednesday, July 7, 1982 at 01:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Rafael del Sur (Nicaragua - NI), about 40.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.387 and latitude 11.491.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 68.2 km
Coordinates 11.491, -86.387
UTC time 1982-07-07 01:52:41.280
Location Diriamba
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-07-07

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