Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 23, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Wednesday, January 23, 1991 at 15:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Estelí (Nicaragua - NI), about 46.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.272 and latitude 12.680.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.8 km
Coordinates	12.680, -86.272
UTC time	1991-01-23 15:16:39.780

Location	Matagalpa
Country	Nicaragua (NI)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Estelí	46.7 km
Matagalpa	47.2 km
Mateare	52.3 km
Jinotega	54.3 km
Tipitapa	57.0 km
Ciudad Sandino	58.5 km
Managua	61.0 km
Boaco	70.5 km
León	71.2 km
Masaya	80.9 km
Chichigalpa	82.8 km
Granada	90.3 km

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