Latest today See all | Mag. 4.1 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Chinandega, Nicaragua - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.1 North Pacific Ocean - Chinandega, Nicaragua - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 19, 01:10 am (GMT -6) | 4.1 34 km | 30 km (19 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 50 km southwest of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
May 18, 09:25 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.7 9 km | 52 km (32 mi) to the S | Heredia, 36 km north of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
May 18, 09:03 pm (GMT -6) | 2.8 22 km | 133 km (83 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 178 km southwest of Managua, Managua, Nicaragua | Info | |
May 18, 08:56 pm (GMT -6) | 2.7 20 km | 139 km (86 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 185 km southwest of Managua, Managua, Nicaragua | Info | |
May 18, 06:51 pm (GMT -6) | 3.2 29 km | 68 km (42 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of San Miguel, San Miguel, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | |
Saturday, May 18, 2024 GMT (10 quakes) | |||||
May 18, 04:42 pm (Managua) | 1.6 36 km | 12 Km al sur de San Ramón, Chinandega, Nicaragua | Info | ||
May 18, 03:09 pm (Managua) | 3.4 59 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 35 km south of Leon, Leon, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
May 18, 11:37 am (GMT -6) | 2.9 5 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 94 km south of Managua, Managua, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
May 18, 11:36 am (Managua) | 2.5 191 km | 30 km south of Nicaragua, Rivas, Nicaragua | Info | ||
May 18, 09:11 am (Managua) | 2.6 18 km | 12 km (7.5 mi) to the SW | 48 km south of Leon, Leon, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
May 18, 07:50 am (Managua) | 2.6 17 km | 12 km (7.5 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 40 km west of San Rafael del Sur, Managua, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info |
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Nicaragua has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,800 quakes on average per year in Nicaragua. Nicaragua has had at least 12 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
On average, Nicaragua has about 723 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 121 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 8.6 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Nicaragua occurred 55 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 4.1:
A moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Nicaragua in the early morning of Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 1.10 am local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 34 km (21 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Nicaragua was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.1, 2 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 8 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Nicaragua in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.1 and occurred 55 minutes ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Nicaragua in the early morning of Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 1.10 am local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 34 km (21 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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