Nicaragua earthquakes in 1978
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1978. The largest: M5.6 83 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua, Dec 19, 1978.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1978 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1978
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.1108 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 49 km deep
- 4.986 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 79 km deep
- 4.9164 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.683 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 32 km deep
- 5.035 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.724 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 71 km deep
- 5.314 km SSW of Nagarote, Nicaragua · 121 km deep
- 4.740 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 65 km deep
- 4.576 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 79 km deep
- 4.62 km N of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua · 80 km deep
- 4.540 km W of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua · 163 km deep
- 5.49 km S of Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua · 76 km deep
- 4.641 km SSW of El Rosario, Nicaragua · 95 km deep
- 4.5120 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.022 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.146 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 64 km deep
- 5.3139 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.512 km S of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 87 km deep
- 4.744 km SW 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 1978 | 2 | 4.7 | 44 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| February 1978 | 0 | ||
| March 1978 | 0 | ||
| April 1978 | 3 | 5.3 | 139 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua |
| May 1978 | 3 | 5.4 | 9 km S of Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua |
| June 1978 | 2 | 4.6 | 2 km N of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua |
| July 1978 | 3 | 5.3 | 14 km SSW of Nagarote, Nicaragua |
| August 1978 | 1 | 4.7 | 24 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| September 1978 | 0 | ||
| October 1978 | 0 | ||
| November 1978 | 0 | ||
| December 1978 | 5 | 5.6 | 83 km SSW of Corinto, 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.