An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes near coast of Nicaragua – EMSC

July 28 (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near the coast of Nicaragua on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)said.

The quake was at a depth of 64 km (40 miles), EMSC said. Its epicentre was 15 km south-west of Chinandega.

(Reporting by Rachna Dhanrajani in Bengaluru; editing by Philippa Fletcher)

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