North America
Earthquakes in Nicaragua
Every earthquake in and around Nicaragua since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days8M2.5+
Past year69M2.5+
Magnitude 6+64since 1900
StrongestM 7.71992 · 83 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Nicaragua
- 7.7 83 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua Sep 2, 1992
- 7.3 92 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua Dec 30, 1907
- 7.2 7 km SW of El Viejo, Nicaragua Mar 28, 1921
- 7.2 116 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua Jul 1, 1907
- 7.1 12 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua Oct 24, 1956
- 7.1 Near the coast of Nicaragua Oct 8, 1901
- 7.1 9 km E of Granada, Nicaragua Oct 15, 1967
- 7.0 43 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua Oct 9, 2004
- 7.0 15 km NNE of Telica, Nicaragua Nov 5, 1926
- 6.8 47 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua Oct 2, 1932
Last 24 months
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The latest
- 4.3 270 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua Oct 29, 2026
- 4.9 68 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua Oct 19, 2026
- 4.6 105 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua Oct 18, 2026
- 4.4 121 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua Oct 10, 2026
- 4.8 17 km S of Nandaime, Nicaragua Oct 9, 2026
- 4.6 16 km NE of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua Oct 7, 2026
- 4.4 11 km N of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua Oct 5, 2026
- 4.4 94 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua Oct 3, 2026
- 4.3 9 km NE of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua Sep 18, 2026
- 4.3 29 km SW of Tola, Nicaragua Sep 17, 2026
- 4.1 81 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua Sep 13, 2026
- 4.4 81 km S of Corinto, Nicaragua Aug 11, 2026
- 4.2 20 km SSW of León, Nicaragua Aug 11, 2026
- 4.1 81 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua Aug 6, 2026
- 4.6 7 km NW of Belén, Nicaragua Aug 2, 2026