Earthquake details

Friday, November 19, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Friday, November 19, 1982 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 18.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -85.721 and latitude 11.308.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates 11.308, -85.721
UTC time 1982-11-19 23:22:03.730
Location Rivas
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-11-19

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