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Past earthquakes near Cerro Negro volcano: October 2020 - list, stats and map

Overview

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 08:47 GMT -
During October 2020, Cerro Negro volcano has had 28 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.9:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 17 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 8 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Strongest: Mag. 3.9 Earthquake 9 Km Al Sur De León, Nicaragua -

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Quakes, magnitude and depth over time

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Depth and magnitude of quakes over time
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Showing quakes magnitude 0.5 or higher, within up to 30 km (19 mi) distance (28 quakes):
Past earthquakes near Cerro Negro volcano: October 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
DistanceLocationDetailsMap
Oct 30, 2020 04:20 pm (Managua)
Oct 30, 2020 22:20 GMT
2.6

149 km
21 km (13 mi) to the SW 2.6 km S of León, Nicaragua Info
Thursday, October 29, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 29, 2020 02:05 pm (Managua)
Oct 29, 2020 20:05 GMT
2.1

10 km
9.4 km (5.8 mi) to the NW Glarus, Departamento de Leon, 9.1 km east of Telica (León), Nicaragua Info
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 28, 2020 05:06 pm (Managua)
Oct 28, 2020 23:06 GMT
2.0

10 km
7.7 km (4.8 mi) to the N San Ildelfonso, León, 1.7 km northwest of San Gabriel (León), Nicaragua Info
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 27, 2020 12:00 pm (Managua)
Oct 27, 2020 18:00 GMT
2.3

7 km
20 km (12 mi) to the NW Piedra Quemada, 14 km north of Telica, León, Nicaragua Info
Saturday, October 24, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 23, 2020 11:53 pm (Managua)
Oct 24, 2020 05:53 GMT
1.2

5 km
15 km (9.3 mi) to the NW 6 Km Al Norte De Volcán Telica, Nicaragua Info
Sunday, October 18, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Oct 18, 2020 01:19 am (Managua)
Oct 18, 2020 07:19 GMT
2.1

7 km
19 km (12 mi) to the NW 13 km north of Telica, León, Nicaragua Info
Oct 17, 2020 06:10 pm (Managua)
Oct 18, 2020 00:10 GMT
2.2

9 km
18 km (10.9 mi) to the NW 10.8 km north of Telica, León, Nicaragua Info
Saturday, October 10, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 10, 2020 11:30 am (Managua)
Oct 10, 2020 17:30 GMT
1.6

5 km
18 km (11 mi) to the NW 10 km north of Telica, León, Nicaragua Info
Monday, October 5, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Oct 5, 2020 05:19 am (Managua)
Oct 5, 2020 11:19 GMT
2.5

5 km
20 km (13 mi) to the NW 17 km north of Telica, León, Nicaragua Info
Oct 4, 2020 11:08 pm (Managua)
Oct 5, 2020 05:08 GMT
2.1

3 km
20 km (13 mi) to the NW 17 km northeast of Telica, León, Nicaragua Info
Sunday, October 4, 2020 GMT (17 quakes)
Oct 4, 2020 05:05 am (Managua)
Oct 4, 2020 11:05 GMT
2.4

5 km
18 km (11 mi) to the NW 14 km northeast of Telica, León, Nicaragua Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.7 x 1010 joules (15.7 megawatt hours, equivalent to 13.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Magnitude and seismic energy over time: during October 2020
Magnitude and seismic energy over time: in 2020

Magnitude and energy distribution

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Magnitude and energy distribution: during October 2020
Magnitude and energy distribution: in 2020
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