Earthquake details

Saturday, December 23, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nicaragua on Saturday, December 23, 1972 at 06:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Managua (Nicaragua - NI), about 10.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.255 and latitude 12.229.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	12.229, -86.255
UTC time	1972-12-23 06:29:44.410

Location	Managua
Country	Nicaragua (NI)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1972-12-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Managua	10.7 km
Ciudad Sandino	12.5 km
Tipitapa	17.5 km
Mateare	18.8 km
Masaya	33.3 km
Diriamba	41.3 km
Jinotepe	42.7 km
Granada	46.6 km
San Rafael del Sur	46.8 km
Boaco	70.3 km
León	71.6 km
Matagalpa	85.8 km

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