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Earthquakes in Nicaragua: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Nicaragua, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events819
24h1
30 days4
12 months29
LargestM 7.0
avg_depth57.2 km
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Nicaragua

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index7/100Low
Current 30 days0
Historical monthly median2.0
Historical percentileP7
M5+ in 30 days0
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendbelow the historical median (-100%)
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A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 24 hours1M4.5+ 1 · M6+ 0Max M 4.8
Last 7 days4M4.5+ 2 · M6+ 0Max M 4.8
Last 30 days4M4.5+ 2 · M6+ 0Max M 4.8
Last 365 days29M4.5+ 24 · M6+ 0Max M 5.5
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d2
Monthly reference2.0
Relative activity×1.0
Historical maximumM 7.0

Strongest in 30 days : M 4.8 · 17 km S of Nandaime, Nicaragua

Recent earthquakes — Nicaragua

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

4 events

Seismic activity

Nicaragua · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

Nicaragua · 30 days

Country activity: Nicaragua

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Nicaragua from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Masachapa251 USGS referencesJiquilillo195 USGS referencesCorinto88 USGS referencesSan Juan del Sur69 USGS referencesVilla El Carmen15 USGS referencesCárdenas15 USGS referencesLa Paz Centro12 USGS referencesEl Rosario11 USGS referencesLeón10 USGS referencesTola10 USGS referencesBelén9 USGS referencesPuerto Morazán9 USGS referencesLa Conquista8 USGS referencesNagarote8 USGS referencesEl Crucero6 USGS referencesCiudad Sandino6 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.817 km S of Nandaime, Nicaragua165.7 km2026-10-09 12:33:43 UTCView event →
M 4.618 km NNE of Posoltega, Nicaragua206.3 km2026-10-07 20:56:51 UTCView event →
M 4.412 km N of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua167.4 km2026-10-05 01:20:21 UTCView event →
M 4.479 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua37.5 km2026-10-03 09:37:30 UTCView event →
M 4.481 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua40.3 km2026-08-11 23:34:35 UTCView event →
M 4.220 km SSW of León, Nicaragua10.0 km2026-08-11 21:08:28 UTCView event →
M 4.181 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua35.0 km2026-08-06 04:13:46 UTCView event →
M 4.67 km NW of Belén, Nicaragua135.3 km2026-08-02 16:09:30 UTCView event →
M 4.769 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2026-07-26 09:26:51 UTCView event →
M 4.780 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua24.3 km2026-07-18 23:31:19 UTCView event →
M 4.783 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua10.0 km2026-07-06 02:37:32 UTCView event →
M 5.29 km WSW of El Crucero, Nicaragua120.1 km2026-06-26 11:57:24 UTCView event →
M 4.6101 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua35.0 km2026-06-01 15:58:58 UTCView event →
M 4.766 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua49.8 km2026-05-31 17:14:02 UTCView event →
M 4.5111 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua10.0 km2026-05-31 15:04:32 UTCView event →
M 4.6131 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua10.0 km2026-05-31 10:51:46 UTCView event →
M 4.8114 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua10.0 km2026-05-30 11:06:11 UTCView event →
M 4.550 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua45.8 km2026-05-04 13:50:43 UTCView event →
M 5.460 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua35.0 km2026-03-30 07:30:25 UTCView event →
M 4.516 km WSW of El Viejo, Nicaragua117.8 km2026-03-27 14:55:43 UTCView event →
M 5.52 km WSW of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua160.0 km2026-03-26 17:15:44 UTCView event →
M 4.84 km SSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua200.4 km2026-03-11 16:37:17 UTCView event →
M 4.8136 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2026-03-11 13:59:56 UTCView event →
M 4.593 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua31.4 km2026-02-27 17:09:00 UTCView event →
M 4.736 km SSW of La Conquista, Nicaragua73.4 km2026-02-19 03:00:08 UTCView event →
M 4.842 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua81.2 km2026-01-04 14:20:29 UTCView event →
M 4.559 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua54.1 km2026-01-02 01:30:40 UTCView event →
M 4.515 km SSW of El Rosario, Nicaragua87.7 km2025-12-16 04:55:52 UTCView event →
M 5.212 km N of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua124.3 km2025-11-17 17:23:03 UTCView event →
M 4.970 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua35.0 km2025-10-01 11:59:30 UTCView event →
M 4.513 km NNE of Potosí, Nicaragua195.0 km2025-09-05 21:48:28 UTCView event →
M 4.988 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua39.7 km2025-09-04 20:03:03 UTCView event →
M 4.660 km WSW of Corinto, Nicaragua35.0 km2025-08-04 23:06:49 UTCView event →
M 4.820 km SW of Nagarote, Nicaragua122.0 km2025-08-01 18:32:31 UTCView event →
M 4.977 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua44.0 km2025-07-28 20:55:23 UTCView event →
M 4.6100 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua10.0 km2025-07-13 08:51:49 UTCView event →
M 4.512 km WNW of Cárdenas, Nicaragua184.7 km2025-06-29 11:37:42 UTCView event →
M 4.7116 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua10.0 km2025-06-19 13:02:40 UTCView event →
M 4.692 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2025-06-15 07:04:11 UTCView event →
M 4.672 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua35.0 km2025-05-28 09:14:39 UTCView event →
M 4.532 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua69.6 km2025-05-10 18:50:27 UTCView event →
M 4.984 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua40.9 km2025-04-06 11:59:06 UTCView event →
M 4.572 km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua24.9 km2025-04-03 05:16:44 UTCView event →
M 4.697 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua35.0 km2025-03-18 22:10:21 UTCView event →
M 4.697 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua28.9 km2025-03-06 19:56:08 UTCView event →
M 4.689 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2025-03-03 15:18:05 UTCView event →
M 4.992 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2025-03-03 11:01:51 UTCView event →
M 4.513 km SE of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua90.3 km2024-12-25 17:47:53 UTCView event →
M 4.587 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2024-12-17 22:46:22 UTCView event →
M 4.6110 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua10.0 km2024-12-17 21:03:20 UTCView event →
M 4.590 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua50.1 km2024-11-21 15:47:51 UTCView event →
M 4.694 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua54.4 km2024-11-21 15:31:49 UTCView event →
M 5.161 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua64.3 km2024-11-02 19:59:14 UTCView event →
M 4.624 km W of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua105.3 km2024-10-02 19:41:00 UTCView event →
M 5.093 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua35.0 km2024-09-27 03:39:30 UTCView event →
M 4.778 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua57.4 km2024-09-26 07:54:31 UTCView event →
M 4.889 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua34.8 km2024-08-21 14:13:12 UTCView event →
M 5.147 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua49.4 km2024-08-07 12:38:22 UTCView event →
M 4.5105 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2024-07-14 10:37:10 UTCView event →
M 4.65 km NNW of Belén, Nicaragua190.6 km2024-07-11 12:04:09 UTCView event →
M 4.798 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2024-07-08 00:38:45 UTCView event →
M 4.75 km WNW of Diriamba, Nicaragua157.3 km2024-05-12 00:10:49 UTCView event →
M 4.752 km SSW of León, Nicaragua51.6 km2024-05-08 17:53:44 UTCView event →
M 5.520 km ESE of Cárdenas, Nicaragua154.0 km2024-04-17 21:21:54 UTCView event →
M 4.690 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2024-04-14 23:29:04 UTCView event →
M 4.986 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2024-04-11 22:27:25 UTCView event →
M 4.570 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua43.2 km2024-04-07 10:38:24 UTCView event →
M 4.950 km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua62.0 km2024-03-17 04:03:20 UTCView event →
M 5.645 km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua48.0 km2024-03-17 00:44:02 UTCView event →
M 4.672 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua35.0 km2024-03-11 05:46:43 UTCView event →
M 5.012 km WNW of Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua184.6 km2024-02-26 21:35:38 UTCView event →
M 5.39 km W of El Realejo, Nicaragua82.0 km2024-02-24 21:57:41 UTCView event →
M 4.763 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua35.0 km2024-01-30 10:36:39 UTCView event →
M 4.628 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua74.8 km2024-01-28 05:55:52 UTCView event →
M 4.640 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua53.1 km2024-01-04 13:57:25 UTCView event →
M 4.710 km WNW of Belén, Nicaragua160.3 km2023-10-29 22:41:05 UTCView event →
M 4.665 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua57.8 km2023-10-19 05:23:17 UTCView event →
M 4.667 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua42.0 km2023-09-22 05:07:15 UTCView event →
M 4.859 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua51.7 km2023-08-11 11:33:20 UTCView event →
M 4.595 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua35.0 km2023-06-24 22:54:08 UTCView event →
M 4.889 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua35.0 km2023-06-22 19:27:57 UTCView event →
M 4.834 km W of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua90.0 km2023-06-14 21:40:14 UTCView event →
M 4.548 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua60.1 km2023-05-21 09:24:49 UTCView event →
M 4.5near the coast of Nicaragua47.7 km2023-05-18 22:13:40 UTCView event →
M 4.7near the coast of Nicaragua73.6 km2023-04-10 05:34:22 UTCView event →
M 4.676 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua46.9 km2023-04-06 10:03:37 UTCView event →
M 5.114 km NW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua10.0 km2023-04-06 06:39:05 UTCView event →
M 4.689 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua35.0 km2023-04-02 22:32:40 UTCView event →
M 4.5103 km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua38.7 km2023-03-09 02:35:35 UTCView event →
M 4.586 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua41.3 km2023-03-06 20:32:00 UTCView event →
M 4.791 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua47.5 km2023-03-06 20:22:00 UTCView event →
M 4.993 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua41.9 km2023-03-06 09:25:38 UTCView event →
M 5.250 km W of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua72.1 km2023-02-27 18:46:06 UTCView event →
M 5.035 km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua70.0 km2023-02-19 07:54:32 UTCView event →
M 4.582 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua40.5 km2023-02-09 19:43:49 UTCView event →
M 4.7106 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua10.0 km2023-02-04 12:48:43 UTCView event →
M 4.5103 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua10.0 km2023-02-03 00:46:49 UTCView event →
M 4.793 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua41.6 km2023-01-10 08:27:46 UTCView event →
M 4.9near the coast of Nicaragua51.9 km2022-11-27 08:32:36 UTCView event →
M 4.6near the coast of Nicaragua57.1 km2022-11-23 08:08:25 UTCView event →
M 4.586 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua35.1 km2022-11-13 13:55:28 UTCView event →
M 4.610 km NNE of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua217.6 km2022-11-01 09:18:28 UTCView event →
M 4.5110 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua28.1 km2022-10-24 18:11:51 UTCView event →
M 4.571 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua45.6 km2022-10-22 03:40:17 UTCView event →
M 4.661 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua28.3 km2022-10-20 23:55:49 UTCView event →
M 4.6Nicaragua181.1 km2022-10-17 23:01:38 UTCView event →
M 4.593 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua10.0 km2022-10-14 01:29:49 UTCView event →
M 4.557 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua53.4 km2022-09-25 04:19:20 UTCView event →
M 5.345 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua66.8 km2022-09-14 08:44:35 UTCView event →
M 4.820 km NW of Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua10.0 km2022-09-14 07:26:58 UTCView event →
M 5.221 km WNW of Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua17.3 km2022-09-06 07:35:35 UTCView event →
M 5.34 km N of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua146.3 km2022-08-03 21:55:37 UTCView event →
M 5.244 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua70.4 km2022-07-28 09:23:16 UTCView event →
M 5.164 km SSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua40.2 km2022-07-20 04:22:42 UTCView event →
M 4.555 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua53.7 km2022-07-20 00:48:21 UTCView event →
M 4.599 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2022-06-14 14:37:41 UTCView event →
M 4.686 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua45.5 km2022-06-12 01:57:47 UTCView event →
M 4.676 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua55.0 km2022-06-02 20:32:11 UTCView event →
M 4.790 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua44.0 km2022-06-01 15:05:00 UTCView event →
M 4.999 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua41.4 km2022-06-01 06:29:28 UTCView event →
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