Date & time: 2024-03-17 00:44:03 (UTC)
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, Mar 16, 2024, at 06:44 pm
Latitude/ Longitude: 12.352°N 87.683°W
Epicenter: North Pacific Ocean
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 52.8 km
Waveform
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ShakeMap
![](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/realtime/product/shakemap/us6000mjct/us/1710637445340/download/intensity.jpg)
Nearby towns/cities
- 50.6 km (31.4 mi) SSW of Jiquilillo, Chinandega, Nicaragua
- 57.4 km (35.6 mi) WSW of Corinto, Chinandega, Nicaragua
- 66 km (41 mi) WSW of El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua
- 67.5 km (42 mi) WSW of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua
- 75.6 km (47 mi) WSW of Chichigalpa, Chinandega, Nicaragua
MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) Scale:
- IV Jiquilillo
- IV El Realejo
- IV Corinto
- IV El Viejo
- IV Chinandega
- IV Chichigalpa
- IV Leon
- III San Miguel
- III Managua
- III Tegucigalpa
- III San Salvador
- III Tipitapa
- III Matagalpa
- III Masaya
- III Soyapango
- III Santa Tecla
- III Mejicanos
- III Apopa
Population density map around the earthquake epicenter (low density - white, high density - black)
![](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/realtime/product/losspager/us6000mjct/us/1710637524883/exposure.png)
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