A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Masachapa in Nicaragua. Exact location of event, longitude -86.8821 West, latitude 11.1275 North, depth = 35 km. Id of earthquake: us6000pw1b. Event ids that are associated: us6000pw1b. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/02/25 / 2025-02-28 10:50:48 / February 28, 2025 @ 10:50 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was reported at 10:50:48 / 10:50 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Epicenter of the event was 94 km (58 miles) from San Rafael del Sur (c. 29 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Sur (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 83 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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