1956 Nicaragua earthquake

1956 Nicaragua earthquake
Date 24 October 1956 (1956-10-24)
Magnitude Ms 7.3
Depth 25 km
Epicenter 11°43′N 86°29′W / 11.72°N 86.48°W / 11.72; -86.48

The 1956 Nicaragua earthquake occurred on October 24 at 14:42 UTC.[1] The epicenter was located west of Masachapa, Managua Department, Nicaragua.[2] It was an earthquake of magnitude Ms 7.3,[3] or Mw7.2.[4] Building damage was reported in Managua.[5] A study of W. Montero P. shows that this earthquake might be related to the earthquake of Nicoya Peninsula on October 5, 1950.[3] A tsunami was triggered by the earthquake.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/net/hara/nicaragua.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.es.ucsc.edu/~anewman/research/papers/Okal_Newman_2001.pdf
  3. 1 2 http://www.cne.go.cr/CEDO-CRID/CEDO-CRID%20v2.0/CEDO/pdf/spa/doc4626/doc4626-b.pdf
  4. ↑ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/data/centennial.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.manfut.org/chinandega/cristobal.html
  6. ↑ http://webserver2.ineter.gob.ni/geofisica/tsunami/peligro/peligro.html
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