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2018 Volcan de fuego vs 1972 Nicaragua earthquake

2018 Volcan de fuego
1972 Nicaragua earthquake
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2018 Volcan de fuego

Total costsN/A
Deaths 190

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The 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption was a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows from the Volcán de Fuego (Spanish for Volcano of Fire) in Guatemala on Sunday 3 June 2018. The eruption included lahars, pyroclastic flows, and clouds of volcanic ash, which left almost no evacuation time at all and caused the death of officially of nearly two hundred people. It was the deadliest eruption in Guatemala since 1929.

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1972 Nicaragua earthquake

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Deaths 11000

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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 the city centre and a depth of about 10 kilometers. 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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