Nicaragua earthquakes in 1982
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1982. The largest: M5.3 31 km S of El Rosario, Nicaragua, Jul 6, 1982.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1982 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1982
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.664 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 55 km deep
- 4.6100 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.862 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua · 63 km deep
- 4.78 km WNW of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua · 87 km deep
- 4.611 km WNW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.017 km ENE of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 18 km deep
- 4.830 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 60 km deep
- 4.767 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.331 km S of El Rosario, Nicaragua · 68 km deep
- 4.768 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.9103 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 63 km deep
- 4.78 km NNW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 66 km deep
- 4.519 km SE of Cárdenas, Nicaragua · 83 km deep
- 4.87 km NE of Cárdenas, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.650 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 211 km deep
- 5.225 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 60 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1982 | 0 | ||
| February 1982 | 0 | ||
| March 1982 | 4 | 5.2 | 25 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| April 1982 | 0 | ||
| May 1982 | 2 | 4.9 | 103 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| June 1982 | 1 | 4.7 | 68 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua |
| July 1982 | 1 | 5.3 | 31 km S of El Rosario, Nicaragua |
| August 1982 | 0 | ||
| September 1982 | 0 | ||
| October 1982 | 1 | 4.7 | 67 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua |
| November 1982 | 2 | 5.0 | 17 km ENE of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| December 1982 | 5 | 4.8 | 62 km WSW of Tola, 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.