July 6, 2000 Earthquake: Masaya, Nicaragua
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Masaya, Nicaragua on July 6, 2000 at 19:30:20 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 7 people.
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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
- July 6, 2000
- Time
- 19:30:20 UTC
- Place
- Masaya, Nicaragua
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 11.884° N, 85.988° W
- Country
- Nicaragua
The toll
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 42
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 357
- Houses damaged
- 1,130
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Seven people killed, 42 injured, 357 houses destroyed and 1,130 houses damaged in the Masaya area. Felt throughout
Nicaragua. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 23, 1972, Managua, Nicaragua
- March 31, 1931, Managua, Nicaragua
- March 31, 1930, Managua, Nicaragua
- September 2, 1992, Masachapa, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
- April 14, 1973, Tilaran, Arenal, Rio Chiquito, Costa Rica
- April 10, 2014, Nagarote, Managua, Nicaragua
- September 28, 2016, Leon, Nicaragua
- April 29, 1898, Leon, Chinandega, Managua, Nicaragua
- December 16, 1985, Rivas, Masaya, Nicaragua
- January 4, 1968, Managua, Nicaragua
- April 14, 2014, Managua, Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua
- November 5, 1926, Managua,granada,masaya,chinandega, Nicaragua
- April 29, 1881, San Juan del Sur,chinandega,managua, Nicaragua
- October 1, 2004, Chinandega, Leon, Nicaragua
- February 16, 1922, 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 5569.