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Magnitude2.9
RegionNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
Date time2026-01-20 10:22:00.0 UTC
Location12.590 ; -87.970
Depth29 km
Distance91 km WSW of Chinandega, Nicaragua / pop: 126,000 / local time: 04:22:00.0 2026-01-20
59 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua / pop: 4,100 / local time: 04:22:00.0 2026-01-20
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Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales -- Managua, Nicaragua (INET)
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Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales -- Managua, Nicaragua (INET)
Further information can be found at:
Servicio Sismologico Nacional, Instituto de Geofisica, UNAM -- Mexico City, Mexico (UNM)
Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET El Salvador) -- San Salvador, El Salvador (MARN)
Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales -- Managua, Nicaragua (INET)
Seccion de Sismologia, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica -- San Jose, Costa Rica (UCR)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)