M6.6 earthquake near Rivas, Rivas Department
7776 d ago · 2 Jul 2005, 02:16 UTC 32 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
What happened
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 32 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua on 2 Jul 2005, 02:16 UTC at a depth of 27 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Rivas, about 43 km away in Rivas Department, Nicaragua.
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