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Magnitude 3.8 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA

Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 21:07:42 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 3.8
Date-Time
  • Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 21:07:42 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 03:07:42 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 11.83N 86.21W
    Depth 108 kilometers
    Region NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
    Distances 30 km (20 miles) WSW of Granada, Nicaragua
    30 km (20 miles) SSE of MANAGUA, Nicaragua
    60 km (40 miles) NW of Rivas, Nicaragua
    1620 km (1010 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.9 km; depth +/- 6.9 km
    Parameters Nst=18, Nph=18, Dmin=218.9 km, Rmss=0.63 sec, Erho=7.9 km, Erzz=6.9 km, Gp=56.4 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usxcf6

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