Nicaragua earthquakes in 1984
30 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1984. The largest: M6.2 18 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua, Aug 23, 1984.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1984 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1984
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.788 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 6.032 km W of Tola, Nicaragua · 63 km deep
- 4.8144 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.5130 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.5141 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.666 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 51 km deep
- 4.544 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 50 km deep
- 4.844 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 48 km deep
- 5.052 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 54 km deep
- 4.654 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 77 km deep
- 4.512 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.613 km NE of Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua · 42 km deep
- 4.953 km SSW of León, Nicaragua · 90 km deep
- 6.218 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 57 km deep
- 5.034 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 59 km deep
- 5.128 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 63 km deep
- 5.838 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 62 km deep
- 4.969 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.548 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.943 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.429 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 80 km deep
- 5.317 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 72 km deep
- 5.025 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 67 km deep
- 4.514 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 58 km deep
- 4.863 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 56 km deep
- 4.833 km W of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 77 km deep
- 4.882 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 78 km deep
- 4.8off the coast of Central America · 33 km deep
- 4.618 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 70 km deep
- 4.65 km S of Jinotepe, Nicaragua · 153 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1984 in Nicaragua.
- 6.218 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 57 km deep
- 6.032 km W of Tola, Nicaragua · 63 km deep
- 5.838 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 62 km deep
- 5.613 km NE of Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua · 42 km deep
- 5.429 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 80 km deep
- 5.317 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 72 km deep
- 5.128 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 63 km deep
- 5.052 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 54 km deep
- 5.034 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 59 km deep
- 5.025 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 67 km deep
- 4.953 km SSW of León, Nicaragua · 90 km deep
- 4.969 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.943 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.8144 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.844 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 48 km deep
- 4.863 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 56 km deep
- 4.833 km W of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 77 km deep
- 4.882 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 78 km deep
- 4.8off the coast of Central America · 33 km deep
- 4.788 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.666 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 51 km deep
- 4.654 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 77 km deep
- 4.618 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 70 km deep
- 4.65 km S of Jinotepe, Nicaragua · 153 km deep
- 4.5130 km SW 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 1984 | 0 | ||
| February 1984 | 2 | 4.6 | 18 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| March 1984 | 0 | ||
| April 1984 | 4 | 4.8 | 63 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| May 1984 | 3 | 5.3 | 17 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| June 1984 | 1 | 5.4 | 29 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| July 1984 | 1 | 4.9 | 43 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| August 1984 | 8 | 6.2 | 18 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| September 1984 | 6 | 5.0 | 52 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| October 1984 | 1 | 4.5 | 141 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| November 1984 | 2 | 4.8 | 144 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| December 1984 | 2 | 6.0 | 32 km W 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.