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Historic Earthquake
1950 Nicaragua Earthquake
5 October 1950 · Nicaragua
On 5 October 1950 at 16:09 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Nicaragua, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 41 km from its boundary with the Panama Plate (continental collision). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 5 October 1950
- Time
- 16:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 60 km
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Nearest Volcano
- Miravalles Volcano (33 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 Costa Rica Earthquake · M 7.62 deaths
- 19921992 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.6170 deaths
- 19911991 Limon Earthquake · M 7.690 deaths
- 1990Puntarenas, San Jose · M 7.3
- 19561956 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.1
- 1956Puerto Samoza · M 7.3
- 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