Magnitude 6.6 - NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA - usaaad
2005 July 2 02:16:44 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 02:16:44 (UTC) on Saturday, July 2, 2005. The magnitude 6.6 event has been located in NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| 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 |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usaaad |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
