5.0-magnitude quake hits Nicaragua -- GFZ

5.0-magnitude quake hits Nicaragua -- GFZ

Xinhua
11 Mar 2026, 22:45 GMT+

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Nicaragua at 1637 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 199.5 km, was initially determined to be at 11.50 degrees north latitude and 85.86 degrees west longitude.

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