Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Near the Coast of Nicaragua on Sunday, 2 October 1932 at 02:59 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 30 km depth
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.351°N / 86.553°W

Nearest volcano: Masaya (82 km / 51 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
49 km (30 mi) S of Masachapa (pop: 5,000) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) SSW of San Rafael del Sur (pop: 29,800) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) SSW of Diriamba (pop: 35,000) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SW of Jinotepe (pop: 29,500) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) SW of Nandaime (pop: 20,800) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) SSW of San Marcos (pop: 23,300) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) SW of Masaya (pop: 130,100) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) SW of Granada (pop: 89,400) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) SSW of Managua (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) SSE of Leon (pop: 144,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.7 | 30 km | near the coast of Nicaragua | USGS |
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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Near the Coast of Nicaragua on Sunday, 2 October 1932 at 02:59 (GMT)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 27 Feb 1916 20:21| 7.2 |15km / 9.3mi|105 years ago|158km / 98mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 05 Nov 1926 07:55| 7.0 |15km / 9.3mi|94 years ago|143km / 89mi| Nicaragua
- 29 Jun 1919 23:14| 6.6 |20km / 12.4mi|102 years ago|218km / 136mi| Offshore El Salvador (Nicaragua)
- 25 Oct 1928 12:33| 6.5 |30km / 19mi|92 years ago|61km / 38mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 11 Mar 1924 10:41| 6.4 |20km / 12.4mi|97 years ago|235km / 146mi| Costa Rica
- 16 Feb 1922 03:14| 6.4 |25km / 16mi|99 years ago|19km / 12mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
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