Earthquake details

Thursday, May 26, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 01:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 13.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -85.724 and latitude 11.498.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 196.7 km
Coordinates 11.498, -85.724
UTC time 2016-05-26 01:02:36.520
Location Rivas
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-05-26

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