• Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Nicaragua, aftershocks reported

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 (downgraded from M6.4) hit Nicaragua at 03:25 UTC on June 10, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Four aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 4.6 to 5.1, were registered by…

  • Massive earthquake M7.3 registered off the coast of Nicaragua

    A massive earthquake measuring M7.3 on the Richter scale was registered off the coast of Nicaragua on October 14, 2014 at 03:51 UTC (21:51 local time on October 13). USGS is reporting depth of 40 km (24.9 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.3 at depth of 80 km.INETER (Nicaragu

  • Another very strong earthquake hits Nicaragua – M6.6

    A very strong earthquake magnitude 6.6 struck Nicaragua at 20:29 UTC on April 11, 2014. USGS is reporting depth of 128.6 km (86.1 miles). This is a second M6+ earthquake that hit Nicaragua in last 24 hours. Epicenter was located 11 km (7 miles) ESE of&nbsp

  • Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake struck Nicaragua

    A strong and very shallow earthquake M6.1 (USGS/EMSC) struck Nicaragua on April 10, 2014 at 23:27 UTC. USGS reported depth of 13 km (8.1 miles). Epicenter was located 10 km (6 miles) W of Valle San Francisco and 34km (21mi) NE of Nagarote, N