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USGS us6000rnrz

17 Nov 2025, 17:23

12 km N of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 124.3 km depth.

Depth124.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 February 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km N of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua?

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12.093900, -86.527500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rnrz
Coordinates
12.0939, -86.5275
Network
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Significance
422