The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake was an earthquake that occurred at 12:29 a.m. local time on Saturday, December 23, 1972 in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. With a magnitude of 6.2, it occurred at a depth of about 5 kilometers beneath the center of the city. Within an hour after the main shock, two aftershocks, one of magnitude 5.0 and the other 5.2, occurred .

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  • The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake was an earthquake that occurred at 12:29 a.m. local time on Saturday, December 23, 1972 in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. With a magnitude of 6.2, it occurred at a depth of about 5 kilometers beneath the center of the city. Within an hour after the main shock, two aftershocks, one of magnitude 5.0 and the other 5.2, occurred . The earthquake caused widespread damage and approximately 5,000 of the 400,000 population of Managua were killed, leaving 20,000 injured and over 250,000 homeless.
  • El terremoto de Managua de 1972 fue un sismo de magnitud 7.2 grados en la escala sismológica de Richter que destruyó la capital de Nicaragua, a las 12:35 de la noche del sábado 23 de diciembre de 1972, seguido por dos réplicas de 5.0 y 5.2 grados a la 1:18 am y 1:20 am, respectivamente, casi una hora después del primer temblor. Destruyó el centro de la ciudad y causó cerca de 10.000 muertos y 20.000 heridos.
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  • The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake was an earthquake that occurred at 12:29 a.m. local time on Saturday, December 23, 1972 in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. With a magnitude of 6.2, it occurred at a depth of about 5 kilometers beneath the center of the city. Within an hour after the main shock, two aftershocks, one of magnitude 5.0 and the other 5.2, occurred .
  • El terremoto de Managua de 1972 fue un sismo de magnitud 7.2 grados en la escala sismológica de Richter que destruyó la capital de Nicaragua, a las 12:35 de la noche del sábado 23 de diciembre de 1972, seguido por dos réplicas de 5.0 y 5.2 grados a la 1:18 am y 1:20 am, respectivamente, casi una hora después del primer temblor. Destruyó el centro de la ciudad y causó cerca de 10.000 muertos y 20.000 heridos.
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