Nicaragua earthquakes in 1986
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1986. The largest: M5.9 17 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Jun 30, 1986.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1986 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1986
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.875 km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.926 km W of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 68 km deep
- 4.813 km NE of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua · 123 km deep
- 4.9120 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.996 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 69 km deep
- 4.61 km ESE of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 77 km deep
- 4.636 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 119 km deep
- 5.025 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.621 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.917 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 64 km deep
- 4.819 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.562 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.576 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 53 km deep
- 4.840 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.518 km SE of Granada, Nicaragua · 187 km deep
- 4.725 km WNW of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.67 km ESE of Jinotega, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.547 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1986 | 0 | ||
| February 1986 | 3 | 4.7 | 25 km WNW of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua |
| March 1986 | 2 | 4.8 | 40 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua |
| April 1986 | 1 | 4.5 | 76 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| May 1986 | 0 | ||
| June 1986 | 4 | 5.9 | 17 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| July 1986 | 1 | 5.0 | 25 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| August 1986 | 0 | ||
| September 1986 | 0 | ||
| October 1986 | 0 | ||
| November 1986 | 2 | 4.6 | 1 km ESE of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| December 1986 | 5 | 4.9 | 26 km W of Jiquilillo, 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.