Department
Chinandega
Nicaragua · North America
Chinandega is a department of Nicaragua, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 2 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (2)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1921Chinandega · M 7.2
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2012El Salvador-Nicaragua, El Salvador · 6.3 m
- 1992Nicaragua · 9.9 m170 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002