UPDATE: Very Strong 6.6mag earthquake 50 km out of the Nicaragua coast – Update June 16th, 05:11 UTC : One 81-years old man suffered a heart attack due to the earthquake and died. Six people in Nicaragua were injured by collapsed walls and falling debris. Some houses cracked, among them a school and a hospital in Leon and a governmental building in Managua. All together, six buildings were damaged. No damage or injuries were reported from Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador so far. Update 22:10 UTC : Some of the aftershocks epicenters arrived close to the coast as can be seen on the image below. These were only the stronger aftershocks. Some minor damahe at the San Juan church in Leon Update 21:33 UTC : In Honduras the people ran out of their homes after the earthquake happened. 1 person was slightly injured when a wall collapsed in Chinandega. A wall also collapsed in the city of Chichigalpa. Update 21:28 UTC : People living in the capital Managua have said the items fell from the cupboards and shelves. As usual, mobile communications as well as internet services were suspended for a few minutes right after the earthquake. We repeat once more our remark that in case of a major earthquake voice calls should be blocked and only text messages should be allowed. With text messages alone, congestion is almost impossible. Update 21:21 UTC : We have found also some damage in a school and hospital of San Ramon. In Chinandega, some walls collapsed without injuring anybody. Chinandega is a city at approx. 105 km from the coast. We will not be surprised if more minor damage will show up the following hours and tomorrow. Luckily NO collapsed houses or serious injuries reported so far. Update 18:52 UTC : Some minor damage has occurred at the San Juan church in Leon. earthquake-report/2013/06/15/very-strong-earthquake-near-the-coast-of-nicaragua-on-june-15-2013/
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:13:44 +0000
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