Department
Matagalpa
Nicaragua · North America
Matagalpa is a department of Nicaragua, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19311931 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 5.62,450 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002