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USGS usc000pjk9

14 Apr 2014, 06:07

3 km WNW of Managua, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.2 mwr earthquake at 9.8 km depth.

Depth9.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km WNW of Managua, Nicaragua?

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12.151200, -86.280800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000pjk9
Coordinates
12.1512, -86.2808
Network
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Significance
419