Managua Earthquake, Nicaragua, 1972
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Name (Hebrew)
רעידת אדמה, מנגואה, ניקראגואה, 1972
Name (Latin)
Managua Earthquake, Nicaragua, 1972
Name (Arabic)
רעידת אדמה, מנגואה, ניקראגואה, 1972
Coordinates
-86.1 -86.1 12.3 12.3 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Earthquakes Nicaragua
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q924446
Library of congress:
sh2004000398
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2001378815: Managua, Nicaragua earthquake of December 23, 1972, 1973.
- Thinkquest, WWW site, January 15, 2004:
- USGS Earthquake Hazards Progran/Earthquakes with 1000 or more deaths from 1900 via WWW, Jan. 21, 2003
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Wikipedia description:
The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake occurred at 12:29:44 a.m. local time (06:29:44 UTC) on December 23 near Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. It had a moment magnitude of 6.3 and a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive). The epicenter was 28 km (17 mi) northeast of the city centre and a depth of about 10 km (6.2 mi). The earthquake caused widespread casualties among Managua's residents: 4,000–11,000 were killed, 20,000 were injured and over 300,000 were left homeless.
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