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Magnitude 7.0 - NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA

2004 October 9 21:26:53 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 7.0
Date-Time
  • Saturday, October 9, 2004 at 21:26:53 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, October 9, 2004 at 3:26:53 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 11.422°N, 86.665°W
    Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
    Region NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
    Distances 85 km (50 miles) SSW of MANAGUA, Nicaragua
    90 km (55 miles) W of Rivas, Nicaragua
    95 km (60 miles) SW of Granada, Nicaragua 1605 km (1000 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=379, Nph=379, Dmin=224.5 km, Rmss=1.30 sec, Gp= 33.6°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw)
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uspjcz
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