People evacuate their homes after an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 shook Managua April 13, 2014. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera
MANAGUA (Reuters) - An earthquake struck Nicaragua early on Monday, damaging at least seven houses in and around the capital Managua, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries.
The quake follows two others late last week. An official at Nicaragua's seismological authority said that the magnitude was 5.6 and that the shallow depth of its epicentre had caused a greater impact.
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