Nicaragua

Nicaragua – Earthquakes

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Quakes this month
20
Latest UTC: 2026-09-19 12:35:10
Strongest
M5.6
Mateare
Country rank
#27
196 quakes in 2026 · out of 27 countries
Averages
M3.17 · 101 km
Avg this month: M3.05

Seismic profile

Analysis period20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026Data as of: 20 Sep 2026 · 16:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Nicaragua · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 267 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 185 days.

Catalogue entries26720 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.6Mateare ↗
Depth · median87.0 km267 events with valid depth
Last 30 days31Previous 30 days: 34

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

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MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month20 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 20255
October 202501 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 202524
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 202524
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 202520
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 202622
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 202618
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 20268
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 202613
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 202620
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 202629
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 202630
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 202634
September 2026 · Partial month01 Sep 2026 – 20 Sep 202620

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 267

M 2.0 – < 3.0127
M 3.0 – < 4.0112
M 4.0 – < 5.022
M 5.0 – < 6.06
M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

267 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km59
30 – < 70 km48
70 – < 300 km150
300 – 750 km10

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days31
Previous 30 days34
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods21

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Area selection: stored country code. Events without country attribution and events outside this country are excluded, even if felt there.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 20 Sep 2025 16:00 – 20 Sep 2026 16:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

3 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Area selection: stored country code. Events without country attribution and events outside this country are excluded, even if felt there.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC255
  • GFZ5
  • USGS4
  • ISC2
  • RESIF1

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 20 Sep 2026 · 16:33 UTC

Overview – Nicaragua

The latest recorded earthquake in Nicaragua was on 2026-09-19 at 12:35 UTC in León with magnitude M2.6.

In the current month, 20 earthquakes were recorded in Nicaragua with an average magnitude of 3.05.

Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in Rivas (43), followed by Managua (30).

The strongest recorded earthquake in Nicaragua reached magnitude M5.6 on 2026-03-26.

In 2026, 47% of events were M≥3 and 3% were M≥5.

All-time events
342
Strongest
M5.6
Latest (UTC)
2026-09-19 12:35:10 UTC

Map – Nicaragua

Markers show the latest 30 earthquakes in Nicaragua.

Strongest – Nicaragua

Open event
M5.6 Mateare
UTC: 2026-03-26 17:15:45 UTC · Depth: 155 km

Recent earthquakes – Nicaragua

Showing the latest 30 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).

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M2.6 Depth: 61 km
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León

Time (UTC) 2026-09-19 12:35:10 UTC
Coordinates 12.176, -87.014
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M4.4 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Chinandega

Time (UTC) 2026-09-18 05:24:29 UTC
Coordinates 12.701, -86.946
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M3.0 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Chinandega · Chichigalpa

Time (UTC) 2026-09-17 18:10:41 UTC
Coordinates 12.670, -86.957
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M3.4 Depth: 7 km
Open event ↗

Chinandega

Time (UTC) 2026-09-17 15:44:11 UTC
Coordinates 12.695, -86.956
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M2.7 Depth: 152 km
Open event ↗

Rivas · Tola

Time (UTC) 2026-09-16 10:50:22 UTC
Coordinates 11.311, -86.032
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M2.5 Depth: 55 km
Open event ↗

Carazo · Jinotepe

Time (UTC) 2026-09-16 09:58:13 UTC
Coordinates 11.787, -86.249
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M2.8 Depth: 6 km
Open event ↗

Managua

Time (UTC) 2026-09-15 07:03:38 UTC
Coordinates 12.064, -86.213
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M3.5 Depth: 200 km
Open event ↗

Managua · Villa El Carmen

Time (UTC) 2026-09-15 02:00:01 UTC
Coordinates 11.990, -86.568
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M3.5 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

South Caribbean Coast · Corn Island

Time (UTC) 2026-09-14 20:55:30 UTC
Coordinates 11.917, -83.135
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M2.9 Depth: 59 km
Open event ↗

Managua · Villa El Carmen

Time (UTC) 2026-09-14 20:29:49 UTC
Coordinates 11.897, -86.726
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M2.5 Depth: 138 km
Open event ↗

Chinandega · Corinto

Time (UTC) 2026-09-14 20:25:09 UTC
Coordinates 12.372, -87.258
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M3.5 Depth: 166 km
Open event ↗

Chinandega · El Viejo

Time (UTC) 2026-09-13 19:49:44 UTC
Coordinates 13.060, -87.680
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M3.0 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Chinandega · Puerto Morazán

Time (UTC) 2026-09-13 08:47:20 UTC
Coordinates 12.860, -87.190
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M3.6 Depth: 83 km
Open event ↗

Managua · Villa El Carmen

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 09:14:55 UTC
Coordinates 11.960, -86.620
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M3.0 Depth: 203 km
Open event ↗

Rivas · Los Playones

Time (UTC) 2026-09-11 14:06:08 UTC
Coordinates 11.210, -85.800
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M3.4 Depth: 276 km
Open event ↗

Chinandega · Municipio de El Viejo

Time (UTC) 2026-09-11 12:15:06 UTC
Coordinates 12.930, -87.740
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M2.9 Depth: 121 km
Open event ↗

Chinandega · El Viejo

Time (UTC) 2026-09-09 02:34:22 UTC
Coordinates 13.020, -87.760
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M2.7 Depth: 13 km
Open event ↗

Masaya · Nindirí

Time (UTC) 2026-09-07 20:04:11 UTC
Coordinates 12.080, -86.140
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M2.5 Depth: 8 km
Open event ↗

Masaya · Masatepe

Time (UTC) 2026-09-04 12:29:09 UTC
Coordinates 11.950, -86.130
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M2.5 Depth: 300 km
Open event ↗

Masaya · Nandasmo

Time (UTC) 2026-09-03 02:37:28 UTC
Coordinates 11.901, -86.121
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M2.7 Depth: 23 km
Open event ↗

Managua · Mateare

Time (UTC) 2026-08-31 17:59:21 UTC
Coordinates 12.250, -86.370
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M2.5 Depth: 7 km
Open event ↗

Rivas · Tola

Time (UTC) 2026-08-31 11:50:21 UTC
Coordinates 11.560, -86.060
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M3.5 Depth: 151 km
Open event ↗

Carazo · Diriamba

Time (UTC) 2026-08-30 19:59:58 UTC
Coordinates 11.830, -86.240
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M2.5 Depth: 3 km
Open event ↗

Madriz Department · San Lucas

Time (UTC) 2026-08-29 18:58:16 UTC
Coordinates 13.410, -86.680
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M2.7 Depth: 119 km
Open event ↗

León

Time (UTC) 2026-08-28 23:55:12 UTC
Coordinates 12.190, -86.790
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M2.8 Depth: 118 km
Open event ↗

Chinandega · Corinto

Time (UTC) 2026-08-28 16:51:47 UTC
Coordinates 12.370, -87.360
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M2.5 Depth: 87 km
Open event ↗

León · Nagarote

Time (UTC) 2026-08-28 13:15:48 UTC
Coordinates 12.110, -86.790
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M2.6 Depth: 91 km
Open event ↗

Managua · Villa El Carmen

Time (UTC) 2026-08-25 17:22:12 UTC
Coordinates 11.960, -86.500
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

M2.5 Depth: 154 km
Open event ↗

Rivas · San Jerónimo

Time (UTC) 2026-08-23 17:11:14 UTC
Coordinates 11.206, -85.711
Source emsc

NICARAGUA

M2.9 Depth: 64 km
Open event ↗

Carazo · Diriamba

Time (UTC) 2026-08-23 12:03:27 UTC
Coordinates 11.532, -86.459
Source emsc

NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA

Top regions – Nicaragua

Regions are derived from the most specific available location fields (e.g. state, then city).

  1. Rivas
    Events: 77
  2. Managua
    Events: 54
  3. León
    Events: 51
  4. Chinandega
    Events: 47
  5. Carazo
    Events: 32

FAQ – Nicaragua

What is the latest recorded earthquake in Nicaragua?
The newest entry in our database for Nicaragua is dated 2026-09-19 12:35:10 UTC.
What was the strongest recorded earthquake in Nicaragua?
The strongest recorded event in our database for Nicaragua reached magnitude M5.6.
How many earthquakes are recorded for Nicaragua?
QuakeMap24 currently contains 342 recorded earthquakes for Nicaragua (all-time, based on our database).
What are typical average magnitude and depth in Nicaragua?
Across all recorded events in Nicaragua, the average magnitude is M3.17 and the average depth is 101 km.
Why do some events show city/state/village and others only a place name?
Locality labels depend on the available source data. Some providers deliver precise administrative levels; others provide a broader place description.
How can I explore more than the last 30 events?
Use the country history page for Nicaragua to explore earthquake activity with filters.
How often is this page updated?
The content is generated from the QuakeMap24 database and refreshes as new events are ingested. Timestamps are shown in UTC for consistency.

Regions · Nicaragua

Significant historical earthquakes – Nicaragua

with casualties or damage

  1. 1972 Managua M6.2 10'000 deaths 2'968 M USD
  2. 1931 Managua M5.6 2'450 deaths 15 M USD
  3. 1930 Managua 1'000 deaths 15 M USD
  4. 1992 Masachapa; Costa Rica M7.6 170 deaths 30 M USD tsunami
  5. 2000 Masaya M5.4 7 deaths
  6. 2014 Nagarote, Managua M6.1 2 deaths 3 M USD
  7. 2016 Leon M5.5 1 deaths
  8. 1968 Managua M4.6 2 M USD

Country history – Nicaragua

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