Earthquake details

Thursday, November 6, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Thursday, November 6, 1997 at 17:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 28.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -85.790 and latitude 11.693.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 116.8 km
Coordinates 11.693, -85.790
UTC time 1997-11-06 17:29:07.920
Location Masaya
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-11-06

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