Earthquake — Nicaragua: Managua

When

23 Dec 1972

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.2

Where

Nicaragua

Coordinates

12.40° N, 86.10° W

Deaths

10000

Injuries

20000

Damage musd

2968

Depth km

5

Earthquake in Nicaragua

The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake occurred at 12:29:44 a.m. local time 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 with a depth of about 10 km (6.2 mi).

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• NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 6.2 Nicaragua earthquake kills 5,000–11,000 people in the capital Managua”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Землетрясение магнитудой 6,2 разрушило столицу Никарагуа Манагуа, свыше 10 тысяч погибли и более 20 тысяч было ранено”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Nicaragua, un terremoto de 6,3 destruye la capital, Managua, y deja un saldo de 11 000 muertos y 20 000 heridos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page