A Nicaragua earthquake rocked the nation on Saturday, prompting a tsunami alert for the Pacific coast.
The earthquake struck midday on Saturday, measuring a 6.5-magnitude, the US Geological Survey noted. It was centered off of the nation’s Pacific coast, being registered at 11:34 local time.
Geologists pinpointed it to about 31 miles (50 kilometers) west of Masachapa, a community on the country’s Pacific coast. Read Full Report