Very strong but deep earthquake below lake Nicaragua
Last update: November 7, 2011 at 11:54 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell
Earthquake overview : At 4:35 PM on November 7, 2011 a very strong earthquake was generated below Lake Nicaragua. Due to the depth of 183 km, the shaking will have been weakened a lot.
Lake Nicaragua – panoramio image courtesy McLaver
update : As expected by earthquake-report.com, no damage or injuries have been reported so far by the Dirección General de Bomberos y de la Cruz Roja Nicaragüense
Update : The Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales, Ineter, is reporting a magnitude of 5.8 at a depth of 164 km.
Update : The earthquake was felt as strong by people of Rivas, Moyogalpa, Altagracia and the Island of Ometepe
Update : Cities with a MMI IV shaking ( K= 1000 people)
Belen 5k, Potosi 5k, Moyogalpa 4k, Buenos Aires 2k, Rivas 30k, San Jorge 7k, Masaya 130k, Tipitapa 127k,Managua 973k
Update : USGS has calculated with their models that nearly 3 million people will have experienced a light MMI IV shaking and 6.4 million people a weak MMI III shaking
Update : Tsunamis cannot be generated in this kind of earthquakes
Update : The depth of the hypocenter will have a weakening effect on the shaking. We expect no more than a weak to light shaking in a vast area of hundreds of km
Update : The earthquake was also felt in the neighboring countries
to read more and for updates, go to: http://earthquake-report.com/2011/11/07/very-strong-but-deep-earthquake-below-lake-nicaragua/