October 1, 2004 Earthquake: Chinandega, Leon, Nicaragua

Date

October 1, 2004

Time

08:01:01 UTC

Place

Chinandega, Leon, Nicaragua

Magnitude

5.6 (Mw)

Focal depth

87 km (54 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

11.989° N, 86.520° W

Country

Nicaragua

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

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.

• December 23, 1972, Managua, NicaraguaM6.2 · 10,000 deaths · $3 billion · 65 km
• March 31, 1931, Managua, NicaraguaM5.6 · 2,450 deaths · $15 million · 161 km
• May 6, 1951, Jucuapa, El SalvadorM6.5 · 1,100 deaths · $23 million · 179 km
• March 31, 1930, Managua, Nicaragua1,000 deaths · $15 million · 37 km
• September 2, 1992, Masachapa, Costa Rica, NicaraguaM7.6 · 170 deaths · $30 million · 1,500 houses destroyed · 130 km
• July 6, 2000, Masaya, NicaraguaM5.4 · 7 deaths · 357 houses destroyed · 59 km
• May 21, 1932, El Salvador, Honduras, NicaraguaM7.1 · 5 deaths · 198 km
• April 10, 2014, Nagarote, Managua, NicaraguaM6.1 · 2 deaths · $3 million · 168 houses destroyed · 49 km
• September 28, 2016, Leon, NicaraguaM5.5 · 1 death · 6 houses destroyed · 50 km
• October 14, 2014, Gulf of Fonseca, El SalvadorM7.3 · 1 death · 5 houses destroyed · 184 km
• January 24, 1956, Puerto Samoza, NicaraguaM7.3 · 31 km
• April 14, 2014, Managua, Ciudad Sandino, NicaraguaM5.2 · 7 houses destroyed · 32 km
• October 24, 1956, Off Coast, NicaraguaM7.1 · 34 km
• January 4, 1968, Managua, NicaraguaM4.6 · $2 million · 37 km
• October 12, 1885, Leon,chinandega,managua, Nicaragua46 km

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