List of earthquakes in Nicaragua
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This is a list of earthquakes in Nicaragua which directly impacted the country.
Earthquakes
[edit ]Notable earthquakes in the history of Nicaragua include the following:
Date | Location | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Notes | ||||
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2022年04月21日 | Carazo | 6.6 Mw | V | Minor damage | ||||||
2014年10月14日 | Gulf of Fonseca | 7.3 Mw | VII | 4 | Several | |||||
2014年04月10日 | Managua | 6.1 Mw | VI | 1 | 266 | |||||
2012年08月27日 | Usulután | 7.3 Mw | V | 0 | 40+ | Major tsunami higher than 6 m in El Salvador. | ||||
2000年07月06日 | Masaya | 5.4 Mw | VI | 7 | ||||||
1993年11月22日 | Carazo | 5.9 Mw | V | 1 | Death caused by heart attack.[1] | |||||
1992年09月02日 | León | 7.7 Mw | III | 116 | Major tsunami up to 8 m (26 ft) | |||||
1972年12月23日 | Managua | 6.3 Mw | IX | 4,000–11,000 | 20,000 | Extreme damage | ||||
1968年01月08日 | Managua | 4.8 Ms | Moderate damage | |||||||
1956年10月24日 | Managua | 7.2 Mw | VII | Buildings damage | ||||||
1951年08月02日 | Cosigüina | 5.8 | 1,000 | |||||||
1931年03月31日 | 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
[edit ]- ^ "M 5.9 - 6 km E of La Conquista, Nicaragua". earthquake.usgs.gov.