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Historic Earthquake
1931 Nicaragua Earthquake
31 March 1931 · Managua · Nicaragua
On 31 March 1931 at 16:02 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Nicaragua (Managua). It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 288 km from its boundary with the Panama Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 2,450 people. It is the 84th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 31 March 1931
- Time
- 16:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Deaths
- 2,450
- Estimated Damage
- 15 million US dollars
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Nearest Volcano
- Volcán Momotombo (125 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2014October 2014 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.31 deaths
- 19921992 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.6170 deaths
- 19561956 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.1
- 1956Puerto Samoza · M 7.3
- 1950Nicaragua · M 7.7
- 1932El Salvador · M 7.15 deaths
- 1921Nicaragua · M 7.2
- 1916Off Coast · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth