Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 15:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Nicaragua - NI), about 80.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.347 and latitude 10.928.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 22.0 km
Coordinates 10.928, -86.347
UTC time 2018-01-16 15:03:53.300
Location Rivas
Country Nicaragua (NI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-16

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