Magnitude Ms 7.3 | Depth 25 km | |
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Date 24 October 1956 (1956-10-24) | ||
The 1956 Nicaragua earthquake occurred on October 24 at 14:42 UTC. The epicenter was located west of Masachapa, Managua Department, Nicaragua. It was an earthquake of magnitude Ms 7.3, or Mw7.2. Building damage was reported in Managua. A study of W. Montero P. shows that this earthquake might be related to the earthquake of Nicoya Peninsula on October 5, 1950. A tsunami was triggered by the earthquake.
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1956 Nicaragua earthquake Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA