Monday, May 12, 1997 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Nicaragua the Monday, May 12, 1997 at 19:32 with a magnitude of 4.3. The closest city with more than 15.000 habitants is León (Nicaragua - NI). The epicenter is located at longitude -87.773 and latitude 10.743. 211.05 km from Ovalle.
| Magnitude | 4.3 |
| Alert | |
| Depth ? | 33 |
| Nst ? | |
| Dmin ? | |
| Dmin ? |
| Location | León |
| León | |
| Nicaragua (ni)) |
Earthquake Map 5/12/1997 7:32:00 PM
Closest cities
Closest cities near the epicenter
| San Rafael del Sur | 66.90 km |
| Diriamba | 86.43 km |
| El Crucero | 86.55 km |
| Jinotepe | 89.73 km |
| San Marcos | 92.17 km |
| Nagarote | 92.95 km |
| La Paz Centro | 95.94 km |
| Ciudad Sandino | 96.57 km |
| Masatepe | 97.83 km |
| León | 101.64 km |
Biggest cities
Closest cities with Population over 100,000
| León | 101.64 km |
| Managua | 102.50 km |
| Masaya | 105.22 km |
| Tipitapa | 119.59 km |
| Chinandega | 124.03 km |
| Matagalpa | 191.45 km |
| San Miguel | 254.92 km |
| Tegucigalpa | 285.49 km |
| Soyapango | 339.68 km |
| San Salvador | 344.56 km |
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