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Another Earthquake in Nicaragua

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Very strong but this time DEEP earthquake (not an aftershock) in Nicaragua

Last update: April 11, 2014 at 10:19 pm by By

Update 22:17 UTC: The mayor of Nagarote says 6 homes collapsed due to this quake.

Update 22:05 UTC: Live TV from the area shows a lot of superficial damage done by both quakes (yesterday’s and today’s)

Update 21:57 UTC: Radio Nicaragua is reporting 2 collapsed homes.

Update 21:41 UTC : A new aftershock just happened but people felt it as weaker than the mainshock we are discussing on this page.

Update 21:24 UTC : damage is being reported in the National University of Engineering in Managua
– The Cathedral of Managua was slightly damaged
– Nicaragua seismological agency reported that the depth of the earthquake was 101 km, 1/3th less than the other reporting international agencies. Thius shallower depth can explain the additional damage, even with a deep earthquake.

Update : More broken water pipes are reported in Managua, Nicaragua

Update : a landslide is reported at the Xiloa volcanic lagoon (source RT)

This earthquake is not to be called an aftershock of the M6.1 earthquake who happened on April 10.
Compared to the 6.1 earthquake who was extremely shallow, this one is a normal subduction earthquake which should normally be called harmless. After the M6.1 however, this earthquake can also generate some additional damage

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11km (7mi) ESE of Nandaime, Nicaragua
20km (12mi) SSE of Diriomo, Nicaragua
24km (15mi) S of Granada, Nicaragua
30km (19mi) ESE of Jinotepe, Nicaragua
56km (35mi) SSE of Managua, Nicaragua

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.6

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2014-04-11 14:29:15

GMT/UTC Time : 2014-04-11 20:29:15

Depth (Hypocenter) : 151 km

fro:   http://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/11/very-strong-earthquake-near-coast-of-nicaragua-on-april-11-2014/

Nicaragua Earthquake

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

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

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

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/

Nicaragua – earthquake 6/23

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Dangerous earthquake near Nicoya, Costa Rica

Last update: June 23, 2013 at 9:54 pm by By

Update 21:29 UTC : The National Emergency Commission reported that emergency committees across the country have been reporting so far (ER : to early for a serious estimate) falling objects in homes and offices, but no injured people.
Cellular network was down a couple of minutes after the earthquake (this happens over and over gain – authorities should enforce only the use of Text after powerful earthquakes).
Electricity was down several minutes in the ​​Alajuela area.

Update 21:03 UTC : After looking into the diverse data so far and taking into account the historic earthquakes in the area, the location of the epicenter in a wilderness area and the MMI values we are receiving in the back office, we expect none to very minor damage or injuries. The biggest damage potential will come from landslides who almost certainly have been triggered.

Update 21:01 UTC : Oviscori Costa Rica is locating the epicenter closer to the coast. This implicates a greater distance from Nicoya which is good news if confirmed, but at the same time closer to Nosara. Nosara I Have Felt It reports are mentioning the strongest shaking values, most of them MMI VI = strong shaking

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Update 20:59 UTC : Seismograph in Horizontes Guanacaste

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Update 20:55 UTC : The epicenter itself (all 3 agencies) is very sparsely populated. If the Costa Rican parameters are confirmed, we would not exclude damage in the Nicoya area.

Update 20:48 UTC : The direct epicenter area should be wilderness area, but Nicoya is very near (10 km). Nicoya is a city with a population of 13334 (last census)

Nicoya surroundings - Image courtesy Arturo Rodriguez G

Nicoya surroundings – Image courtesy Arturo Rodriguez G

Update 20:45 UTC : Very hard to estimate the chance on damage. The 3 agencies we are reporting are having the same Magnitude but epicenters are seriously different and depths are even more different (18 to 53 km !). OVISCORI Costa Rica maintains his M5.8 at 11 km.

When you are one of the people who experienced this earthquake, please fill in the form behind “I Felt A (not Listed) Earthquake”. Thank you.

Update 20:38 UTC : The reported earthquake parameters from the international agencies are a lot better than those from Costa Rica itself. M5.2 at a depth of 40 km may generate minor damage here and there but a M5.8 at 11 km has a lot more damaging power.

Update 20:33 UTC : The same area was hit on September 5 2012 with a powerful M7.6  earthquake at a depth of 40 km. This earthquake was damaging but luckily nobody was killed. Read our in-depth report about this earthquake here.

Update 20:29 UTC : Costa Rica has a high resistance against earthquakes and even massive quakes are often without fatalities.

Update 20:21 UTC : Earthquake Report calls this earthquake as very dangerous due to the shallow depth and the high risk of landslides.

Oviscori Costa Rica reports a powerful earthquake with a preliminary Magnitude of 5.8 at a very shallow depth of 11 km. 2 km al Noroeste de ZARAGOZA (SANTA ROSA) de Nicoya de Guanacaste

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10km (6mi) WSW of Nicoya, Costa Rica
18km (11mi) SSE of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
60km (37mi) S of Liberia, Costa Rica
60km (37mi) SW of Canas, Costa Rica
160km (99mi) W of San Jose, Costa Rica

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 5.1

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-06-23 14:00:41

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-06-23 20:00:41

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2013/06/23/moderate-earthquake-costa-rica-on-june-23-2013/

6.6 Quake off Nicaragua

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Very Strong earthquake 50 km out of the Nicaragua coast – minor damage reported

Last update: June 15, 2013 at 10:12 pm by By

Update 22:10 UTC : Some of the aftershocks epicenters arrived close to the coast as can be seen on the image below.  These were only the stronger aftershocks.

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Some minor damahe at the San Juan church in Leon

Some minor damahe at the San Juan church in Leon

Update 21:33 UTC : In Honduras the people ran out of their homes after the earthquake happened.
1 person was slightly injured when a wall collapsed in Chinandega.
A wall also collapsed in the city of Chichigalpa.

Update 21:28 UTC : People living in the capital Managua have said the items fell from the cupboards and shelves. As usual, mobile communications as well as internet services were suspended for a few minutes right after the earthquake. We repeat once more our remark that in case of a major earthquake voice calls should be blocked and only text messages should be allowed. With text messages alone, congestion is almost impossible.

Update 21:21 UTC : We have found also some damage in a school and hospital of San Ramon.
In Chinandega, some walls collapsed without injuring anybody. Chinandega is a city at approx. 105 km from the coast.
We will not be surprised if more minor damage will show up the following hours and tomorrow.
Luckily NO collapsed houses or serious injuries reported so far.

Update 18:52 UTC : Some minor damage has occurred at the San Juan church in Leon.

Update 18:31 UTC : INETER, the seismological agency of Nicaragua reports a Magnitude of 6.3 at a depth of 10 km, in front of Puerto Andino.

Update 18:20 UTC : Our main fear for this earthquakes are eventual landslides. Let’s hope nobody get hurt when they happen.

Update 18:12 UTC : The first aftershocks in the M5 range are starting to happen. A normal process which can take hours, days or even weeks to end. Strong M6 aftershocks are possible too. Even more powerful aftershocks can occur, although these are very rare.

Update 18:08 UTC : The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km which explains in part why it was felt also in the neighboring countries.  This means that this is a typical subduction earthquake. The earthquake is generated by the accumulated stress from the heavier Oceanic Pacific plate subducting the North American plate. When the stress gets too big, the earthquake is triggered. Subduction earthquakes are normally less dangerous than shallow transform quakes. The subduction fault can well be seen on the map below (red line).

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Update 18:05 UTC : Below the expected number of people who have experienced specific MMI shaking. The image shows that 80,000 people will have probably experienced a MMI VI (strong) shaking.

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Update 18:03 UTC : The shaking values we are receiving from our readers are merely moderate to strong shaking.

Update 17:58 UTC : The shakemap below shows a coastal area where strong shaking is expected based on theoretical data. Managua should have sustained a moderate MMI V shaking

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Update 17:54 UTC : Local INETER seems to be too demanded as we cannot reach the seismic information.

Update 17:52 UTC : USGS has decreased the Magnitude from Mw6.6 to Mw6.5, a good sign

Update 17:49 UTC :We have NO tsunami warning in place for the US West coast

The earthquake is also felt in the neighboring countries.

The earthquake occurred at 79 km out of the NIcaraguan coast
USGS reports a Mw6.6 Magnitude at a depth of 10 km.

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Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.6

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-06-15 17:39:37

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2013/06/15/very-strong-earthquake-near-the-coast-of-nicaragua-on-june-15-2013/