Nicaragua earthquakes in 1985
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1985. The largest: M6.3 23 km E of Nandaime, Nicaragua, Dec 15, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.323 km E of Nandaime, Nicaragua · 22 km deep
- 5.014 km NNW of Belén, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.013 km NNW of Telica, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.8126 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.7114 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.6130 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.746 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 97 km deep
- 5.945 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 88 km deep
- 4.659 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 96 km deep
- 5.336 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 60 km deep
- 6.116 km WNW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 72 km deep
- 4.559 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 55 km deep
- 4.671 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.516 km SSW of Valle San Francisco, Nicaragua · 180 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | 0 | ||
| February 1985 | 2 | 4.6 | 71 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua |
| March 1985 | 0 | ||
| April 1985 | 4 | 6.1 | 16 km WNW of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| May 1985 | 5 | 5.9 | 45 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua |
| June 1985 | 0 | ||
| July 1985 | 1 | 5.0 | 13 km NNW of Telica, Nicaragua |
| August 1985 | 0 | ||
| September 1985 | 0 | ||
| October 1985 | 0 | ||
| November 1985 | 0 | ||
| December 1985 | 2 | 6.3 | 23 km E of Nandaime, 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.