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.