February 27, 1916 Earthquake: Off Coast, Nicaragua
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Off Coast, Nicaragua on February 27, 1916 at 20:20:36 UTC, 60 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- February 27, 1916
- Time
- 20:20:36 UTC
- Place
- Off Coast, Nicaragua
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 11.000° N, 86.000° W
- Country
- Nicaragua
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
February 27, 1916, 20:20:36 UTC, 10.5 N, 91 W, magnitude 7.6, shallow depth. (reference #88)
February 27, 1916, 20:20.8 UTC, 12 N, 90 W, magnitude 7.5. (reference #130)
February 27, 1916, 11 N, 85.5 W. Very severe at Nicaragua and very strong at San Jose and San Juan del Sur. (reference #1199)
February 27, 1916, 20:21:23 UTC, 11 N, 86 W, magnitude 7.5 MS. (reference #7896)
Reference #139 lists 1916 May 25
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 23, 1972, Managua, Nicaragua
- March 31, 1930, Managua, Nicaragua
- September 2, 1992, Masachapa, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
- April 14, 1973, Tilaran, Arenal, Rio Chiquito, Costa Rica
- September 1, 1955, Costa Rica
- July 6, 2000, Masaya, Nicaragua
- September 5, 2012, Nicoya, Costa Rica
- April 10, 2014, Nagarote, Managua, Nicaragua
- September 28, 2016, Leon, Nicaragua
- February 16, 1922, Nicaragua
- October 8, 1901, Nicaragua
- April 29, 1881, San Juan del Sur,chinandega,managua, Nicaragua
- December 16, 1985, Rivas, Masaya, Nicaragua
- October 24, 1956, Off Coast, Nicaragua
- October 5, 1950, Costa Rica-Nicaragua
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 3052.