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Nicaragua

M2.9 Earthquake near NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA (Nicaragua)

UTC time: 2025-07-26 11:21:57 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 26, 2025 at 11:21 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA (Nicaragua). At around 93 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
f0a6fc531091159106b4020aceab08e6be64b88c
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
93.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-26 11:21:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Nicaragua
City
Managua
Source
emsc
Coordinates
11.93000, -86.34000
Temperature
28.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 93 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 93 km
Intermediate
93 km
93 km — close to the regional average (100.4 km)
Regional average: 100.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Masaya Activity reported
    Distance: 20 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 594 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Nicaragua
  • Nejapa-Miraflores
    Distance: 21 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: 360 m ·Last eruption: 1060 ·Nicaragua
  • Apoyeque
    Distance: 35 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 518 m ·Last eruption: -50 ·Nicaragua
  • Granada
    Distance: 39 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: 250 m ·Nicaragua
  • Mombacho
    Distance: 42 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'344 m ·Nicaragua
  • Momotombo
    Distance: 59 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'270 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Nicaragua

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International AirportNicaragua · MGA · MNMG
    30.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Managua

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 44 Catalogue entries

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