Most of the casualties and damage were caused by a tsunami affecting the west coasts of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and it was one of three tsunamis to occur within a span of six months.
Većina žrtava i materijalne štete su uzrokovane cunamijem koji se dogodio na zapadnoj obali Nikaragve i Kostarike, i to je bio jedan od tri cunamija koji su se dogodili u razmaku od šest mjeseci (engl.)