Earthquake details

Saturday, July 23, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 20:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Granada (Nicaragua - NI), about 16.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -85.971 and latitude 12.078.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 167.9 km
Coordinates 12.078, -85.971
UTC time 2005-07-23 20:09:05.430
Location Masaya
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-07-23

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