Nicaragua earthquakes in 1979
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1979. The largest: M5.5 43 km SSW of El Rosario, Nicaragua, Dec 18, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.6near the coast of Nicaragua · 46 km deep
- 5.543 km SSW of El Rosario, Nicaragua · 68 km deep
- 5.0108 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 57 km deep
- 4.545 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 60 km deep
- 4.942 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 65 km deep
- 4.910 km SSW of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua · 209 km deep
- 4.7127 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.873 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua · 62 km deep
- 5.050 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua · 78 km deep
- 4.894 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.669 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 71 km deep
- 4.545 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 0 | ||
| February 1979 | 0 | ||
| March 1979 | 3 | 4.8 | 94 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| April 1979 | 3 | 5.0 | 50 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua |
| May 1979 | 1 | 4.9 | 10 km SSW of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua |
| June 1979 | 1 | 4.9 | 42 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| July 1979 | 0 | ||
| August 1979 | 1 | 4.5 | 45 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| September 1979 | 0 | ||
| October 1979 | 0 | ||
| November 1979 | 0 | ||
| December 1979 | 3 | 5.5 | 43 km SSW of El Rosario, 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.