Strong, very shallow earthquake in Nicaragua – 1 death, 266 injured, 1500 houses damaged

Last update: April 11, 2014 at 4:06 pm by By Armand Vervaeck

11.04.2014 15:07 UTC: More than 1500 houses were damaged. The most affected towns are Nagarote (~ 700 houses) and Managua (~ 550 houses). Many dozend people in Managua were displaced.

11.04.2014 08:10 UTC: 266 injured was stated by SINAPRED, the disaster management agency of the Nicaraguan government. A red alert has been called.

11.04.2014 08:06 UTC: Scattered reports of 266 injured people are coming through, however we are checking the original source before stating this as an actual number.

11.04.2014 07:51 UTC: 1 death has been reported in addition to 33 injuries (3 serious).
822 houses are damaged or destroyed according to latest reports meaning around 1500 people are likely homeless.

This quake was located approx. 50 km north of Managua. More than 100 houses were damaged, some of them collapsed. The most affected areas are the town Naragore (Leon Region) and surrounding villages. Damage (mainly minor) was also caused in Managua, where a landslide buried two roads. 3 people were injured by falling debris there, and many more altogether in Nicaragua, many more had to be evacuated, fearing additional earthquakes. Affected by evacuations is a hospital in Leon, where the quake caused cracks in plaster.
Power and water supply is interrupted in some areas.
Six aftershocks larger than M 5 occurred so far.

10km (6mi) W of Valle San Francisco, Nicaragua
34km (21mi) NE of Nagarote, Nicaragua
36km (22mi) SW of Ciudad Dario, Nicaragua
37km (23mi) ENE of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua
44km (27mi) NNW of Managua, Nicaragua

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.1

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2014-04-10 17:27:46

GMT/UTC Time : 2014-04-10 23:27:46

Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/10/strong-earthquake-nicaragua-on-april-10-2014/