Magnitude 6.9 - NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
2004 October 9 21:26:53 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 21:26:53 (UTC) on Saturday, October 9, 2004. The magnitude 6.9 event has been located in NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 6.9 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 11.416°N, 86.636°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 +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters Nst=341, Nph=341, Dmin=222.4 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID uspjcz Felt Reports Felt at Managua and much of Nicaragua. Felt (IV) at San Salvador, El Salvador. Felt as far north as Tegucigalpa, Honduras and as far south as San Jose, Costa Rica.

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