1956 Nicaragua earthquake
11°43′N 86°29′W / 11.72°N 86.48°W / 11.72; -86.48 1952 1953 1954 1956 1957 1959
The 1956 Nicaragua earthquake occurred on October 24 at 14:42 UTC.[1] The epicenter was located west of Masachapa, Managua Department, Nicaragua.[2] It was an earthquake of magnitude Ms 7.3,[3] or Mw 7.2.[1] Building damage was reported in Managua.[4] A study of W. Montero P. shows that this earthquake might be related to the earthquake of Nicoya Peninsula on October 5, 1950.[3] A tsunami was triggered by the earthquake.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999" (PDF). International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology. Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 680. ISBN 978-0124406520.
- ^ Okal, Emile A; Newman, Andrew V (2001), "Tsunami earthquakes: the quest for a regional signal" (PDF), Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 124 (1–2): 45–70, Bibcode:2001PEPI..124...45O, doi:10.1016/S0031-9201(01)00187-X, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04, retrieved 2011-01-04
- ^ a b P., Walter Montero. "Zonas sísmicas de Quepos, Nicoya y Papagayo" (PDF). Peridos de Recurrencia y Secuencias Sismicas.
- ^ Manfutt, Ed. "San Cristobal, 1750 ms/nm". www.manfut.org.
- ^ "DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOFISICA -Peligros por maremotos (tsunamis) en Nicaragua". webserver2.ineter.gob.ni.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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Earthquakes in the 1950s
- Hasankale (5.8, Jan 3) †
- Hokkaido (8.1, March 2) †
- San Juan (6.8, June 11)
- Kern County (7.3, July 21)
- Damxung (7.5, August 18) †
- Severo-Kurilsk (9.0, Nov 5) †‡
- Torud (6.6, Feb 12) †
- Yenice–Gönen (7.5, March 18) ‡†
- Concepción (7.6, May 6)
- Ionian (6.8, Aug 12) †
- Cyprus (6.5, Sep 10) †
- Suva (6.8, Sept 14)
- Tumbes (7.5, Dec 12)
- Adelaide (5.6, Mar 1)
- Sofades (7.0, Apr 30) †
- Rainbow Mountain-Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley (6.0-7.1, July 6-Mar 23 1959)
- Chlef (6.7, Sep 9) ‡†
- Budapest (5.8, Jan 12)
- Chim (4.8 & 5.1, March 16) †
- 1956 Atarfe-Albolote (5.0, Apr 19)
- Afghanistan (7.3, Jun 10) ‡†
- Amorgos (7.7, July 9) †
- Sagaing (7.1, July 16) †
- Anjar (6.1, July 21) †
- Nicaragua (7.3, Oct 24) †
- Andreanof Islands (8.6, March 9)
- San Francisco (5.7, March 22)
- Fethiye (6.2, April 24 - 7.1 April 25)
- Abant (7.1, May 26) †
- Sangchal (7.1, July 2) †‡
- Guerrero (7.6, July 28) †
- Mongolia (8.1, December 4)
- Farsinaj (6.5, December 13) †‡
- Rainbow Mountain-Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley (6.0-7.1, July 6 1954-Mar 23 1959)
- Kamchatka (8.0, May 4)
- Hengchun (7.1, Aug 15)
- Coatzacoalcos (6.4, Aug 26)
- Hebgen Lake (7.3–7.5, Aug 17) ‡
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year