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Historic Earthquake
1956 Nicaragua Earthquake
24 October 1956 · Off Coast · Nicaragua
On 24 October 1956 at 14:42 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Nicaragua (Off Coast), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 118 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 24 October 1956
- Time
- 14:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 35 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Nearest Volcano
- Volcán Masaya (54 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