List of earthquakes in Nicaragua
This is a list of earthquakes in Nicaragua which directly impacted the country.
Earthquakes
Notable earthquakes in the history of Nicaragua include the following:
Date | Location | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Notes | ||||
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2022-04-21 | Carazo | 6.6 Mw | V | Minor damage | ||||||
2014-10-14 | Gulf of Fonseca | 7.3 Mw | VII | 4 | Several | |||||
2014-04-10 | Managua | 6.1 Mw | VI | 1 | 266 | |||||
2012-08-27 | Usulután | 7.3 Mw | V | 0 | 40+ | Major tsunami higher than 6 m in El Salvador. | ||||
2000-07-06 | Masaya | 5.4 Mw | VI | 7 | ||||||
1993-11-22 | Carazo | 5.9 Mw | V | 1 | Death caused by heart attack.[1] | |||||
1992-09-02 | León | 7.7 Mw | III | 116 | Major tsunami up to 8 m (26 ft) | |||||
1972-12-23 | Managua | 6.3 Mw | IX | 4,000–11,000 | 20,000 | Extreme damage | ||||
1968-01-08 | Managua | 4.8 Ms | Moderate damage | |||||||
1956-10-24 | Managua | 7.2 Mw | VII | Buildings damage | ||||||
1951-08-02 | Cosigüina | 5.8 | 1,000 | |||||||
1931-03-31 | Managua | 6.1 Mw | VI | 1,000–2050 | Conflagration | |||||
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. |
References
- ^ "M 5.9 - 6 km E of La Conquista, Nicaragua". earthquake.usgs.gov.
External links
- Dirección de Sismología – Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER)
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