Nicaragua earthquakes in 1976
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1976. The largest: M5.7 47 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua, May 24, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.863 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 77 km deep
- 5.395 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 54 km deep
- 4.948 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 59 km deep
- 4.663 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 71 km deep
- 4.943 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 86 km deep
- 4.5100 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.818 km S of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 58 km deep
- 4.916 km SSW of Nagarote, Nicaragua · 148 km deep
- 4.634 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 66 km deep
- 4.991 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 47 km deep
- 5.747 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.990 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 39 km deep
- 4.6180 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 96 km deep
- 4.659 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 101 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 1 | 4.6 | 59 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| February 1976 | 1 | 4.6 | 180 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| March 1976 | 0 | ||
| April 1976 | 0 | ||
| May 1976 | 3 | 5.7 | 47 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| June 1976 | 1 | 4.6 | 34 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| July 1976 | 2 | 4.9 | 16 km SSW of Nagarote, Nicaragua |
| August 1976 | 1 | 4.5 | 100 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| September 1976 | 2 | 4.9 | 43 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| October 1976 | 1 | 4.9 | 48 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| November 1976 | 1 | 5.3 | 95 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua |
| December 1976 | 1 | 4.8 | 63 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
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.