April 10, 2014 Earthquake: Nagarote, Managua, Nicaragua

Felt at Ciudad Sandino, Jinotega, Managua and San Francisco. Felt (III) at Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Felt (I) at La Union, El Salvador. San Francisco, Managua, Nicaragua - CDI: 6; Managua, Managua, Nicaragua - CDI: 5; Ciudad Sandino, Managua, Nicaragua - CDI: 5; Jinotega, Jinotega, Nicaragua - CDI: 4; Granada, Granada, Nicaragua - CDI: 3

Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of the Caribbean Region and Vicinity

Extensive diversity and complexity of tectonic regimes characterizes the perimeter of the Caribbean plate, involving no fewer than four major plates (North America, South America, Nazca, and Cocos). Inclined zones of deep earthquakes (Wadati-Benioff zones), ocean trenches, and arcs of volcanoes clearly indicate subduction of oceanic lithosphere along the Central American and Atlantic Ocean margins of the Caribbean plate, while crustal seismicity in Guatemala, northern Venezuela, and the Cayman Ridge and Cayman Trench indicate transform fault and pull-apart basin tectonics.

(above from reference #13456)

A strong earthquake damaged dozens of houses in western Nicaragua on Thursday, and authorities said that at least 23 people were injured by falling ceilings, beams and walls in one town. The 6.1-magnitude quake caused panicked Nicaraguans to run into the streets and callers to local radio stations complained that electricity and water services had been disrupted in their areas. Apparently hardest hit was the town of Nagarote, along with the communities around it, where more than 100 houses were damaged, said Guillermo Gonzalez, director of the disaster prevention agency. Nagarote is located 31 miles northwest of the capital, Managua. Gonzalez said that at least 23 people were injured by falling walls, ceilings and other objects. Three of the injured were taken to a Managua hospital. Health official Enrique Beteta said the three have non-life threatening injuries. "One has trauma in an ankle, the other in a leg and a 16-year-old boy in his lower back after a portion of a wall fell on him," Beteta told popular radio station Radio Ya. Gonzalez said that two houses were damaged in Managua and landslides had blocked two highways south of the capital. Authorities suspended classes on Friday in the cities of Leon and Managua... Nicaraguans reported feeling a strong aftershock minutes later that the USGS said was a 5.1-magnitude quake centered 3 miles west of Ciudad Sandino. (reference #10886)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook Nicaragua Thursday (April 10), according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake's epicenter was about 27 miles (44 kilometers) northwest of the capital of Managua. The quake originated 8.1 miles (13 km) deep and struck at 5:27 p.m. local time (23:27 UTC), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports. More than 250 people were injured during the earthquake and one woman died of a heart attack, according to SINAPRED, the country's national disaster management agency. More than 1,000 houses were damaged and landslides blocked a highway near Managua, an agency spokesperson said at a press conference. (reference #10898)

Managua returned to calm on Tuesday following four days of tension caused by a series of earthquakes that left two dead, 42 hurt, 2378 homes damages, 168 of which collapsed...(reference #12073)

3 million USD damages (reference #125)

Note: May include effects from the 14 April earthquake