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Historic Earthquake
1901 Nicaragua Earthquake
8 October 1901 · Nicaragua
On 8 October 1901 at 02:16 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Nicaragua. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 82 km from its boundary with the Panama Plate (continental collision). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 8 October 1901
- Time
- 02:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Nearest Volcano
- Volcán Mombacho (109 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 Costa Rica Earthquake · M 7.62 deaths
- 20122012 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.3
- 19921992 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.6170 deaths
- 1990Puntarenas, San Jose · M 7.3
- 1956Puerto Samoza · M 7.3
- 1950Nicaragua · M 7.7
- 1916Off Coast · M 7.5
- 1900Costa Rica · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth