1931 Nicaragua earthquake
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The 1931 Nicaragua earthquake devastated Managua
, Nicaragua
on 31 March 1931. It had a magnitude of 6.0, and killed 2000 people.
Managua
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...
, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
on 31 March 1931. It had a magnitude of 6.0, and killed 2000 people.