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1956 Nicaragua earthquake

1956 Nicaragua earthquake

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The 1956 Nicaragua earthquake occurred on October 24 at 14:42 UTC.[1] The epicenter was located west of Masachapa, Managua Department, Nicaragua.[2] It was an earthquake of magnitude Ms 7.3,[3] or Mw 7.2.[1] Building damage was reported in Managua.[4] A study of W. Montero P. shows that this earthquake might be related to the earthquake of Nicoya Peninsula on October 5, 1950.[3] A tsunami was triggered by the earthquake.[5]

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  1. [1]
    Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999" (PDF). International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology. Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 680. ISBN 978-0124406520.
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    Okal, Emile A; Newman, Andrew V (2001), "Tsunami earthquakes: the quest for a regional signal" (PDF), Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 124 (1–2): 45–70, Bibcode:2001PEPI..124...45O, doi:10.1016/S0031-9201(01)00187-X, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04, retrieved 2011-01-04
  3. [3]
    P., Walter Montero. "Zonas sísmicas de Quepos, Nicoya y Papagayo" (PDF). Peridos de Recurrencia y Secuencias Sismicas.
  4. [4]
    Manfutt, Ed. "San Cristobal, 1750 ms/nm". www.manfut.org.
  5. [5]
    "DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOFISICA -Peligros por maremotos (tsunamis) en Nicaragua". webserver2.ineter.gob.ni.
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