M4.5 earthquake 31 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 31 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua on Sat, Mar 12, 1983, 9:08 PM CST (03:08 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-13 03:08:22 UTC
- Depth
- 167.0 km (103.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.196° N, 87.189° W
- Region
- Nicaragua
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tkz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.