[DOC] [TLE] 1972 12 23 - Nicaragua - M 6.2 - Historic Earthquakes - U.S. ... [PAR] Dec 23, 1972 ... One of the worst seismic disasters of the year - and the most lethal of record for ... 
23 when a strong shock destroyed most of the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. ... 
Flames poured from its shattered downtown area, people and traffic ... The 
earthquake which struck the Nicaraguan capital near midnight on... [DOC] [TLE] Managua - Wikipedia [PAR] Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as of the department of the same 
name. ... The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake and years of civil war in the 1980s 
severely .... 1972, which destroyed 90% of the city's downtown and killed more 
than 19,120 ... Managua's city area extends about 544 square kilometres (210 
square... [DOC] [TLE] 1972 Nicaragua earthquake - Wikipedia [PAR] 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... [DOC] [TLE] Reconstructing Managua Before the 1972 Earthquake - Hyperallergic [PAR] Mar 20, 2015 ... Paseo Xolotln, Managua, Nicaragua (all images by the author for ... to rent a car 
and drive as fast out of the Nicaraguan capital as you can. ... Managua had a 
vibrant downtown until 1972, when a devastating earthquake destroyed its ... 
public art project just a stone's throw from the old downtown area. [DOC] [TLE] About Managua - Nicaragua - CentralAmerika dansk portal [PAR] Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and 
municipality ... Since the 1972 earthquake, residential and business areas have 
developed on the ... 1972, which destroyed 90% of the city and killed more than 
19,120 people. ... The Laguna de Tiscapa (Tiscapa Lagoon) is south of the old 
downtown. [DOC] [TLE] Nicaragua fears the next 'big one' | Nicaragua Dispatch [PAR] Apr 14, 2014 ... More frightening yet, volcanologist expert Wilfred Straus of the Nicaraguan ... 
Sitting on the crossroads of five major fault lines that intersect beneath downtown 
Managua, Nicaragua's capital city is among the most ... The 6.3-magnitude 
earthquake that destroyed Nicaragua's capital in 1972 leveled all but... [DOC] [TLE] Haiti quake fear: What if recovery looks like Managua's? | McClatchy ... [PAR] Feb 15, 2010 ... In 1972, a cataclysmic earthquake struck Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. ... 
harrowing images of Haitian death and destruction as Nicaragua, which suffered 
... Managua's modern, bustling downtown was little more than a... [DOC] [TLE] Grano de Oro - CentralAmerica.Com [PAR] This capital city is located in the lowlands, on the shores of Lake Managua (or ... 
Managua's center was mostly destroyed by an earthquake in December ... City 
Tour: Even though the 1972 earthquake destroyed most of the downtown area, 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Quake Destroys Nicaraguan City  Desert Sun 23 December 1972 ... [PAR] Dec 23, 1972 ... Desert Sun, 23 December 1972  Quake Destroys Nicaraguan City [ARTICLE] ... 
Nicaragua early today and destroyed much of the downtown area, according to 
radio reports monitored here and in countries neighboring the capital city ... 
densely populated area where most of the tall buildings are situated. [DOC] [TLE] Nicaragua for Kids  - Mr. Nussbaum [PAR] More than one quarter of the nation's population lives in or around the capital city. 
... In 1972, a powerful earthquake destroyed over 90 percent of the city and killed 
... Today, the chaotic city lacks a central downtown area, features hundreds of... [DOC] [TLE] Urban Planning in Nicaragua: The First Five Years - JStor [PAR] In 1972 an. *Roberto ... earthquake virtually destroyed the capital, Managua, and 
the city's ... housing units were leveled, and one-quarter of its heavy industry, 
most ... planning, laws were passed that expropriated the vacant downtown area. [DOC] [TLE] Managua - McGill School Of Computer Science [PAR] Efforts to make Managua the capital of Nicaragua began in 1824, after the 
Central ... The city stands today on an area historically inhabited by Indigenous 
people ... a second major earthquake on December 23, 1972, which destroyed

Question: A 1972 earthquake destroyed most of the downtown area of this Nicaraguan capital
Answer: Managua