Earthquake details

Saturday, November 29, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Saturday, November 29, 1997 at 14:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 63.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.369 and latitude 11.224.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 11.224, -86.369
UTC time 1997-11-29 14:18:55.680
Location Masaya
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-11-29

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