Magnitude 6.6 - NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
2005 July 02 02:16:44 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.6 |
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| 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 |
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| Event ID | usaaad |
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Felt (IV) at Managua and San Juan del Sur. Also felt (IV) at Curridabat and San Pedro; (III) at Escazu, Costa Rica. Felt (II) at San Salvador, El Salvador. Felt in much of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
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