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

Updated: Apr 30, 2024 13:32 GMT - refresh

In 2020, Cerro Negro volcano has had 90 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.5:

1 quake above magnitude 4
6 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
38 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
45 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest: Mag. 4.5 Earthquake 9km NNE of Posoltega, Nicaragua -

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.5 or higher, within up to 30 km (19 mi) distance (93 quakes):

Past earthquakes near Cerro Negro volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Dec 21, 2020 08:10 pm (Managua)	1.8 22 km	22 km (14 mi) to the NW	12 Km Al Noreste De Volcán Telica, Nicaragua	Info
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 2, 2020 11:52 pm (GMT +0)	2.2 10 km	19 km (12 mi) to the NW	19 km northeast of Telica, León, Nicaragua	Info
Sunday, November 22, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Nov 22, 2020 07:32 am (Managua)	1.6 6 km	1.7 km (1 mi) to the N	21 km northeast of León, Nicaragua	Info
Nov 22, 2020 07:29 am (Managua)	2.3 7 km	1.8 km (1.1 mi) to the N	21 km northeast of León, Nicaragua	Info
Sunday, November 15, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 15, 2020 03:27 am (Managua)	1.1 8 km	0.6 km (0.4 mi) to the SE	21 km east of León, Nicaragua	Info
Friday, November 13, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Nov 13, 2020 01:55 am (Managua)	1.0 6 km	11 km (7 mi) to the NW	20 km northeast of León, Nicaragua	Info
Nov 13, 2020 01:54 am (Managua)	1.4 7 km	12 km (7.5 mi) to the NW	22 km northeast of León, Nicaragua	Info
Monday, November 9, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 8, 2020 11:32 pm (Managua)	2.1 10 km	21 km (13 mi) to the SW	16 km SE of León, Nicaragua	Info
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 3, 2020 08:00 am (Managua)	1.6 7 km	20 km (13 mi) to the SE	16 km N of Nagarote, Nicaragua	Info
Friday, October 30, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 30, 2020 04:20 pm (Managua)	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)	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

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.4 x 10¹¹ joules (122 megawatt hours, equivalent to 105 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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