Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 00:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 34.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.067 and latitude 11.239.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 11.239, -86.067
UTC time 2005-03-15 00:15:21.110
Location Rivas
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-03-15

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