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Magnitude 6.6 - NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA - usaaad

2005 July 2 02:16:44 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 02:16:44 (UTC) on Saturday, July 2, 2005. The magnitude 6.6 event has been located in NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.6
Date-Time
  • Saturday, July 2, 2005 at 02:16:44 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, July 1, 2005 at 8:16:44 PM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 11.198°N, 86.411°W
    Depth 27 km (16.8 miles) set by location program
    Region NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
    Distances
    70 km (40 miles) WSW of Rivas, Nicaragua
    95 km (60 miles) SSW of Granada, Nicaragua
    100 km (60 miles) S of MANAGUA, Nicaragua
    1635 km (1020 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=246, Nph=246, Dmin=145.7 km, Rmss=1.11 sec, Gp= 22°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usaaad
    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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