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The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake occurred at 12:29:44 a.m. local time (06:29:44 UTC) on 23 December near Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. It had a moment magnitude of 6.3 and a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive). The epicenter was 28 km (17 mi) northeast of the city centre and a depth of about 10 km (6.2 mi).
The same nation was devastated in 2010 by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake but due to the event’s shallow depth and its epicenter near the capital, more than 200,000 people were reported killed ...
The warning was issued Saturday evening for the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km in the Caribbean Sea around 6: ...
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Managua: 4.8 M s: Moderate damage 1956-10-24: Managua: 7.2 M w: VII Buildings damage 1951-08-02 Cosigüina: 5.8 1,000 1931-03-31: Managua: 6.1 M w: 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 ...
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The April 2014 Nicaragua earthquake occurred on April 10 at 17:27 local time. The earthquake hit about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the town of Managua. The shock measured 6.1 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). [1] The earthquake resulted in the death of one person and 266 injured.
The earthquake hit Managua at 10:10 [5] or 10:19 AM on 31 March, and caused cracks to spread throughout the western side of the city. East Managua was largely untouched. [6] The main quake's duration was around 5 to 6 seconds. [5] The quake was largely centered in Managua. Granada, Nicaragua, was unaffected. [7]