Nicaragua earthquakes in 1973
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1973. The largest: M5.4 19 km SSE of Corinto, Nicaragua, Jul 28, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.057 km W of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 55 km deep
- 5.419 km SSE of Corinto, Nicaragua · 79 km deep
- 5.316 km WSW of El Sauce, Nicaragua · 199 km deep
- 4.526 km WSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.986 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 46 km deep
- 4.873 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 51 km deep
- 4.688 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 42 km deep
- 4.71 km E of Nagarote, Nicaragua · 167 km deep
- 5.128 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 0 | ||
| February 1973 | 1 | 5.1 | 28 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| March 1973 | 0 | ||
| April 1973 | 1 | 4.7 | 1 km E of Nagarote, Nicaragua |
| May 1973 | 1 | 4.6 | 88 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| June 1973 | 0 | ||
| July 1973 | 5 | 5.4 | 19 km SSE of Corinto, Nicaragua |
| August 1973 | 0 | ||
| September 1973 | 1 | 5.0 | 57 km W of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| October 1973 | 0 | ||
| November 1973 | 0 | ||
| December 1973 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.