Case file · Cosmic event
Managua 'meteorite' crater
Late on 6 September 2014 a loud explosion left a crater about 12 metres wide near Managua's international airport; Nicaraguan authorities attributed it to a small meteorite.
2014 CE · 12.14, -86.17 · status: disputed
The account
The government linked it to the near-Earth asteroid 2014 RC, which passed Earth that day. No fireball was recorded by cameras or satellites and no meteorite fragments were reported, so several astronomers doubted an impact.
The sceptical view
Alternatives proposed include a buried explosive or a gas explosion. The case remains unresolved.