The 1956 Nicaragua earthquake occurred on October 24 at 14:42 UTC.
[ The epicenter was located west of Masachapa, ]Managua Department
Managua () is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,465 km2 and has a population of 1,559,774 (2021 estimate), making it the country's most populated department. The capital is the city of Managua, which is also the capital of N ...
, Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...
. It was an earthquake of magnitude 7.3,Managua
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. A study of W. Montero P. shows that this earthquake might be related to the earthquake of Nicoya Peninsula on October 5, 1950.
See also
*List of earthquakes in 1956
This is a list of earthquakes in 1956. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from th ...
*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:
References
External links
Dirección de Sismología – Instituto Nicaragü ...
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