Nicaragua earthquakes in 1983
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1983. The largest: M5.6 1 km WNW of El Viejo, Nicaragua, Jul 18, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.955 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua · 103 km deep
- 5.053 km SSW of León, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.210 km S of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 185 km deep
- 4.81 km NE of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua · 129 km deep
- 5.228 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 67 km deep
- 4.970 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 72 km deep
- 4.610 km WSW of Larreynaga, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.923 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 44 km deep
- 4.856 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 160 km deep
- 4.86 km NW of Managua, Nicaragua · 114 km deep
- 5.61 km WNW of El Viejo, Nicaragua · 86 km deep
- 4.5136 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.6129 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.610 km SSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.581 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.531 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua · 167 km deep
- 4.76 km NE of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 140 km deep
- 4.95 km ENE of El Crucero, Nicaragua · 158 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 2 | 4.9 | 5 km ENE of El Crucero, Nicaragua |
| February 1983 | 0 | ||
| March 1983 | 2 | 4.5 | 81 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| April 1983 | 1 | 4.6 | 10 km SSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| May 1983 | 0 | ||
| June 1983 | 0 | ||
| July 1983 | 5 | 5.6 | 1 km WNW of El Viejo, Nicaragua |
| August 1983 | 2 | 4.9 | 23 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| September 1983 | 1 | 4.9 | 70 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| October 1983 | 1 | 5.2 | 28 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| November 1983 | 2 | 5.2 | 10 km S of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| December 1983 | 2 | 5.0 | 53 km SSW of León, 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.