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Historic Earthquake
1921 Nicaragua Earthquake
28 March 1921 · Nicaragua
On 28 March 1921 at 07:49 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Nicaragua, at a depth of 65 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 157 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 28 March 1921
- Time
- 07:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 65 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Nearest Volcano
- Volcán San Cristóbal (25 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20122012 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.3
- 2001January 2001 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.7844 deaths
- 19921992 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.6170 deaths
- 19821982 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.343 deaths
- 1956Puerto Samoza · M 7.3
- 1916Off Coast · M 7.5
- 1915El Salvador · M 7.77 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth