M 5.5 - 19 km ESE of Cárdenas, Nicaragua

Date & time: 2024-04-17 21:21:54 (UTC)

Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024, at 03:21 pm

Latitude/ Longitude: 11.136°N 85.343°W

Epicenter: Cárdenas, Nicaragua

Magnitude: 5.5

Depth: 151.0 km

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Nearby towns/cities

• 19.4 km (12 mi) ESE of Cárdenas, Rivas, Nicaragua
• 30.5 km (19 mi) NW of San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
• 56.7 km (35.3 mi) N of Liberia, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
• 61.7 km (38.3 mi) W of San Carlos, Río San Juan Department, Nicaragua
• 62.5 km (38.9 mi) ESE of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) Scale:

MMI	City	Population
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV	Upala San Jose Sardinal Liberia Fortuna Rivas Nueva Guinea Juigalpa	4 k 31 k 3 k 45 k 2 k 30 k 53 k 55 k
III III III III III III III III III III III III III	Masaya Leon Chinandega Tipitapa Matagalpa San Jose Managua Granada San Francisco Paraiso Alajuela Bluefields Ciudad Sandino	130 k 145 k 126 k 127 k 109 k 335 k 973 k 89 k 56 k 40 k 47 k 44 k 70 k

Population density map around the earthquake epicenter (low density - white, high density - black)

Sources:

• USGS: M 5.5 - 19 km ESE of Cárdenas, Nicaragua
• IRIS 

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