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Historic Earthquake
1930 Nicaragua Earthquake
31 March 1930 · Managua · Nicaragua
On 31 March 1930, an earthquake struck Nicaragua (Managua). It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 177 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1,000 people.
- Date
- 31 March 1930
- Deaths
- 1,000
- Estimated Damage
- 15 million US dollars
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Nearest Volcano
- Nejapa-Miraflores (13 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 Costa Rica Earthquake · M 7.62 deaths
- 2001January 2001 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.7844 deaths
- 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