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Historic Earthquake
1992 Nicaragua Earthquake
2 September 1992 · Masachapa, Costa Rica · Nicaragua
On 2 September 1992 at 00:16 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Nicaragua (Masachapa, Costa Rica), at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 48 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 170 people and injured 489. 1,500 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 2 September 1992
- Time
- 00:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 30 km
- Deaths
- 170
- Injuries
- 489
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,500
- Estimated Damage
- 30 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (9.9 m wave)
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Nearest Volcano
- Telica (149 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 Costa Rica Earthquake · M 7.62 deaths
- 20122012 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.3
- 2001January 2001 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.7844 deaths
- 19821982 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.343 deaths
- 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