to compressed tif file directory (.gz format). On December 23, 1972, a massive earthquake devastated the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. References: 1. seismograms can be scanned and made available online. relating to the Managua earthquake and financial donations to the endowment fund so that more and maintain this Archive. 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 kilometers northeast of … There was damage to virtually every building in Managua, a city of approximately 400,000 inhabitants. The edges of the Nicaragua Trough (dashed lines) are as given by McBirney and Williams (1). Conference Three months before, we had been riveted by Clemente's pursuit of his 3,000th hit, a feat he accomplished on the last weekend of the 1972 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. aspects of the Managua, Nicaragua, earthquakes of December 23, 1972. We welcome contributions of digital files of materials It had a magnitude Mb=5.7 (Ms=6.1) and a superficial focus of about 5 km. Lee at [email protected] (office) or  [email protected] (home). Authorities ordered the demolition of two old buildings that had withstood the earthquake of 1972 that killed 10,000 people. the Committee on Natural Disaster, NRC, National Academy of Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, 975 pp. 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 kilometers northeast of … Thousands of homeless and shocked refugees began fleeing the earthquake-devastated city of Managua, capital of Nicaragua, on Sunday (24 December), as geologists warned of possible new 'quakes within the next day or so. Roberto lost many friends in the quake. *Brown, R. D., P. L. Ward, and G. Plafker (1973). Profession Paper 838, 35 pp. This left a deficit of 80,000 houses, with many additional people in substandard housing. The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake occurred at 12:29 a.m. local time (06:29 UTC) on Saturday, December 23 near Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.It had a magnitude of 6.2, with the epicenter 28 kilometers northeast of the city centre, and a depth of about 5 kilometers. At the end of September, Clemente had … 7,000 people died and thousands of others were injured. 1972 12/23 06:29 UTC  12.35N     Please click the above link to view the selected seismograms of 1972: Earthquake wreaks devastation in Nicaragua Ten thousand people are feared dead after a two-hour earthquake ripped through the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. Thursday's quake struck the same area where an earthquake with a similar magnitude killed at least 5,000 people back in 1972. Geologic and seismologic Archivist: A volunteer When a deadly earthquake hit Managua, Nicaragua, on December 23, 1972, Clemente went to work to get aid to the quake victims. earthquake was about 6,000. As a … But when it was confirmed that favorite son Roberto Clemente was the one who'd died, an indescribable grief enveloped nearly everybody in Puerto Rico. In addition, an archivist is needed to edit and … Earthquake epicenters (crosses) located in Nicaragua by the World-Wide Standard Seismograph Network between 1 January 1961 and 31 August 1972. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Managua, Nicaragua on December 23 at a depth of 10.0 … 86.12W  6km deep      Mw=6.2, Managua, Nicaragua. The aid, … Report submitted to The 1972 Nicaragua Earthquake. earthquake. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24— Widespread efforts were under way today to provide aid for the victims of the earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua. link About four hundred others managed to escape through the open walls. January 2, 1973 OBITUARY Clemente, Pirates' Star, Dies in Crash Of Plane Carrying Aid to Nicaragua Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. More than 25% of the national population were living in the capital city area. An estimated 10,000 people were killed, mostly in the collapse of homes built of native taquezal construction. (1975). 2 volumes, Earthquake Contributors of Files: Charles R. Hutt, and William H. K. Lee. The events following this devastating natural disaster contributed greatly to the Sandinista Revolution a few years later. is needed. In 1972 an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck Nicaragua and destroyed its capital city, Managua. Sozen, M. A., and R. B. Matthiesen The death toll of this earthquake was about 6,000. : 2001378815: Managua, Nicaragua earthquake of December 23, 1972, 1973. main menu - visit site (1972 Managua Earthquake), USGS Earthquake Hazards Progran/Earthquakes with 1000 or more deaths from 1900 via WWW, Jan. 21, 2003, (1972 Dec. 23, Nicaragua, Managua, 5000 deaths, 6.2 magnitude), http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004000398. Clemente was on his way to deliver relief supplies to Nicaragua following a devastating earthquake there a week earlier. found: USGS Earthquake Hazards Progran/Earthquakes with 1000 or more deaths from 1900 via WWW, Jan. 21, 2003 (1972 Dec. 23, Nicaragua, Managua, 5000 deaths, 6.2 magnitude) A magnitude-6.2 earthquake beneath Managua destroyed much of the capital city in 1972, displacing two-thirds of the city's 325,000 residents and killing …