Very Strong Quake rolls through Nicaragua

Nicaragua’s southern Pacific coast was hit by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rolled through at 6:45 p.m. this evening. As of 7:00 p.m., no damages or injuries had been reported. “That was not a normal quake. That was very, very strong,” INETER seismologist Carlos Guzman told The Nicaragua Dispatch.

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Nicaraguan Troops Evacuate 3,000 People as Volcano Billows Ash and Gas

Please pray for Nicaragua. Honduras and Costa Rica, neighbouring countries of Nicaragua, have both experienced earthquakes in the past week. Nicaragua is also on high alert for a possible, massive earthquake, as it has experienced a flurry of tremors over the last couple of days.

In addition to that, the San Cristobal volcano spewed out a column of ash and gas 2½ miles high Saturday (today), leading Nicaraguan authorities to evacuate about 3,000 people from nine communities around the country’s tallest mountain.

The country is already incredibly poor. Feeding and housing 3,000 people will be inevitably rather difficult for Nicaragua.

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