Managua event Managua event The Managua event was an explosive event that was widely reported as a possible meteorite fall on 6 September 2014 in Managua, Nicaragua, near the Augusto C. Sandino International Airport runway. However, exactly what caused the explosion remains undetermined. Witnesses in Managua reported hearing a blast and seeing a dust cloud that smelled like something had burned, on the night of 6 September. A crater wide and deep was found in the vicinity of the Nicaraguan Air Force base zone of the airport. Initial reports claimed that two seismic waves were detected associated with the event, but no
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