A strong earthquake damaged dozens of houses in western
Nicaragua on Thursday April 10,2014 and authorities said that at least 23 people
were injured by falling ceilings, beams and walls in one town.
The
6.1-magnitude quake caused panicked Nicaraguans to run into the streets
and callers to local radio stations complained that electricity and
water services had been disrupted in their areas.
Apparently
hardest hit was the town of Nagarote, along with the communities around
it, where more than 100 houses were damaged, said Guillermo Gonzalez,
director of the disaster prevention agency.
Nagarote is located about 30
miles (50 kilometres) northwest of the capital, Managua.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 5-27 p.m. local time
(23-27 GMT), and was centred about 11 miles (18 kilometres) southeast
of the city of Larreynaga. It had a depth of 6.2 miles (10 kilometres).
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