Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 56 km depth23 Mar 02:22 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 12 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 23, 2026 02:10:31 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Mar 22, 2026, at 08:10 pm (America/Managua GMT -6)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth56 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude11.55°N / 86.31°WNicaraguaAlso near: Costa Rica 84 km (52 mi) awaySeismic antipode11.55°S / 93.69°EShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoMombacho (48 km / 30 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 27.8°C (82 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 10 m/s (20 kts) from EEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy24 minutes agoMar 23, 2026 02:10 GMT / Mar 22, 2026 08:10 pm (Managua time)Lat / Lng: 11.55 / -86.31: Near Coast OF NicaraguaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22834191',11.55000,-86.31000,'24 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Near Coast OF Nicaragua',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in NicaraguaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Managua, the capital of Nicaragua with 970,000 inhabitants, in 65 km (40 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry24 km (15 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Teresa(pop: 5,790)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua26 km (16 mi)N of epicenterEl Rosario(pop: 2,990)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua34 km (21 mi)NW of epicenterMasachapa(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua35 km (22 mi)N of epicenterDiriamba(pop: 35,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua36 km (22 mi)NW of epicenterSan Rafael del Sur(pop: 29,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua36 km (23 mi)NE of epicenterNandaime(pop: 20,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de GranadaNicaragua36 km (23 mi)NE of epicenterLa Paz de Carazo(pop: 2,450)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua42 km (26 mi)N of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 23,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua44 km (28 mi)NE of epicenterMasatepe(pop: 21,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de MasayaNicaragua46 km (29 mi)NE of epicenterDiriomo(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de GranadaNicaragua46 km (29 mi)E of epicenterBelen(pop: 5,420)II: Very weakDepartamento de RivasNicaragua49 km (30 mi)N of epicenterEl Crucero(pop: 16,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua52 km (33 mi)NW of epicenterVilla El Carmen(pop: 5,220)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua54 km (33 mi)N of epicenterTicuantepe(pop: 13,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua56 km (35 mi)E of epicenterSan Jorge(pop: 7,160)II: Very weakDepartamento de RivasNicaragua58 km (36 mi)SE of epicenterSan Juan del Sur(pop: 7,790)II: Very weakDepartamento de RivasNicaragua65 km (40 mi)N of epicenterManagua(pop: 973,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua67 km (41 mi)E of epicenterMoyogalpa(pop: 3,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de RivasNicaragua67 km (42 mi)NE of epicenterTisma(pop: 5,180)II: Very weakDepartamento de MasayaNicaragua68 km (42 mi)N of epicenterCiudad Sandino(pop: 50,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua76 km (47 mi)N of epicenterTipitapa(pop: 50,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua77 km (48 mi)N of epicenterMateare(pop: 61,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua80 km (50 mi)E of epicenterAltagracia(pop: 2,770)II: Very weakDepartamento de RivasNicaragua84 km (52 mi)N of epicenterNagarote(pop: 26,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua91 km (56 mi)SE of epicenterLa Cruz(pop: 4,320)II: Very weakProvincia de GuanacasteCosta Rica96 km (60 mi)SE of epicenterCardenas(pop: 1,200)II: Very weakMunicipio de Cardenas, Departamento de RivasNicaragua96 km (60 mi)NW of epicenterLa Paz Centro(pop: 23,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua116 km (72 mi)NE of epicenterSan Lorenzo(pop: 8,690)II: Very weakDepartamento de BoacoNicaragua116 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterLeon(pop: 144,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua120 km (75 mi)NE of epicenterJuigalpa(pop: 50,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChontalesNicaragua125 km (77 mi)NE of epicenterBoaco(pop: 29,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de BoacoNicaragua127 km (79 mi)NE of epicenterCamoapa(pop: 16,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de BoacoNicaragua133 km (83 mi)N of epicenterCiudad Dario(pop: 13,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de MatagalpaNicaragua138 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterChichigalpa(pop: 33,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua139 km (87 mi)SE of epicenterLiberia(pop: 45,400)II: Very weakProvincia de GuanacasteCosta Rica140 km (87 mi)NW of epicenterCorinto(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua144 km (90 mi)SE of epicenterSan José(pop: 31,400)II: Very weakUpala, Provincia de AlajuelaCosta Rica145 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterSanto Tomas(pop: 14,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChontalesNicaragua150 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterChinandega(pop: 126,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua155 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterEl Viejo(pop: 53,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaraguaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-23EpicenterAgency3.956 km35 mi02:10:31NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 580 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.36 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 55 quakes per year (or 4.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 260 quakes per year (or 21.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 531 quakes per year (or 44 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 578 quakes per year (or 48 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 5 hours after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake had hit on Sunday, Mar 22, 2026, at 02:50 pm (GMT -6 local time) in 90 km (56 mi) distance to the west:Mag. 4.0 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.6. It had occurred 4 years earlier, on Thursday, Apr 21, 2022, at 01:42 am (GMT -6 local time) in North Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua:Mag. 6.6 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua - Apr 21, 2022 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.7. It had occurred 25 years ago earlier, on Saturday, Jan 13, 2001, at 11:33 am local time (America/El Salvador GMT -6) in North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador:Mag. 7.7 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 41 km southwest of Usulutan, El Salvador - Jan 13, 2001 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapMar 22, 02:50 pm (GMT -6)4.029 km90 km (56 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 97 km south of Leon, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua I FELT ITInfoMar 18, 08:11 pm (GMT -6)3.429 km69 km (43 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km southwest of Jinotepe, Nicaragua I FELT IT - 2 reportsInfoMar 18, 08:03 pm (GMT -6)3.07 km51 km (31 mi) to the N 3.7 km west of Masaya, Departamento de Masaya, Nicaragua I FELT IT - 3 reportsInfoMar 18, 07:55 pm (GMT -6)3.47 km50 km (31 mi) to the NE 4 km west of Masaya, Departamento de Masaya, Nicaragua I FELT IT - 14 reportsInfoMar 18, 07:47 pm (GMT -6)3.510 km64 km (40 mi) to the NEDepartamento de Masaya, 25 km east of Managua, Nicaragua I FELT IT - 35 reportsInfoMar 12, 01:01 pm (GMT -6)4.025 km64 km (40 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 95 km southwest of Jinotepe, NicaraguaInfoMar 11, 10:37 am (Managua)4.8197 km64 km (40 mi) to the EDepartamento de Granada, 91 km southeast of Managua, Nicaragua 6 reportsInfoMar 7, 11:42 am (GMT -6)4.447 km90 km (56 mi) to the S 73 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa RicaInfoFeb 18, 09:00 pm (Managua)4.784 km13 km (7.8 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 74 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua 78 reportsInfoApr 21, 2022 01:42 am (GMT -6)6.627 km71 km (44 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km south of Leon, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua 350 reportsInfoNov 9, 2021 12:25 am (GMT -6)6.233 km25 km (16 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 90 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua 344 reportsInfoOct 13, 2014 09:51 pm (GMT -6)7.243 km223 km (139 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 66 km west of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 88 reportsInfoApr 11, 2014 02:29 pm (Managua)6.6135 km48 km (30 mi) to the E 33 km south of Granada, Departamento de Granada, Nicaragua 24 reportsInfoJun 15, 2013 11:34 am (GMT -6)6.530 km71 km (44 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 54 km west of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua 12 reportsInfoSep 5, 2012 08:42 am (Costa Rica)7.635 km196 km (122 mi) to the SE 17 km southeast of Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica 6 reportsInfoAug 26, 2012 10:37 pm (GMT -6)7.328 km257 km (160 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 184 km south of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoNov 7, 2011 04:35 pm (Managua)6.0177 km49 km (30 mi) to the E 7 km northeast of Belen, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaInfoAug 3, 2005 05:03 am (Managua)6.314 km90 km (56 mi) to the E 38 km southeast of Rivas, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaInfoJul 1, 2005 08:16 pm (Managua)6.627 km37 km (23 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 43 km southwest of Rivas, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaInfoOct 9, 2004 03:26 pm (GMT -6)7.035 km41 km (26 mi) to the W 43 km SSW of Masachapa, NicaraguaInfoApr 28, 2004 06:57 pm (Costa Rica)6.210 km90 km (56 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 64 km west of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaInfoMar 1, 2004 09:47 pm (GMT -6)6.228 km50 km (31 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 81 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoJan 13, 2001 11:33 am (El Salvador)7.760 km305 km (190 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 41 km southwest of Usulutan, El SalvadorInfoMar 3, 1996 10:37 am (Managua)6.733 km64 km (40 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 62 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoMar 3, 1996 08:55 am (GMT -6)6.633 km61 km (38 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 85 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoSep 1, 1992 06:16 pm (GMT -6)7.745 km114 km (71 mi) to the W near the coast of NicaraguaInfoApr 3, 1990 04:57 pm (Managua)6.853 km14 km (8.6 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoMar 25, 1990 07:22 am (Costa Rica)7.322 km245 km (152 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 7.2 km southeast of Puntarenas, Costa RicaInfoMay 6, 1988 08:46 am (Managua)6.687 km44 km (27 mi) to the E 10.9 km northwest of Rivas, Departamento de Rivas, NicaraguaInfoOct 4, 1987 02:15 am (Costa Rica)6.248 km91 km (57 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 57 km west of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaInfoApr 8, 1987 11:42 am (Managua)6.456 km17 km (10.8 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 53 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoDec 15, 1985 08:44 pm (Managua)6.322 km55 km (34 mi) to the E 26 km southeast of Granada, Departamento de Granada, NicaraguaInfoAug 23, 1984 01:49 pm (Managua)6.257 km21 km (13 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoAug 22, 1978 06:38 pm (Costa Rica)7.056 km191 km (119 mi) to the SE 29 km southwest of Canas, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaInfoDec 23, 1972 12:29 am (Managua)6.310 km71 km (44 mi) to the N 6.4 km northeast of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoAug 12, 1970 03:24 am (Managua)6.560 km52 km (32 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 49 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoOct 15, 1967 02:00 am (Managua)7.0160 km63 km (39 mi) to the NE NicaraguaInfoOct 24, 1956 08:42 am (Managua)7.135 km31 km (19 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoJan 23, 1956 06:00 pm (Managua)7.30 km84 km (52 mi) to the NWDepartamento de Leon, 49 km west of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoFeb 19, 1954 03:34 pm (GMT -6)6.835 km61 km (38 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 74 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoFeb 18, 1954 06:40 pm (GMT -6)6.835 km76 km (47 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 95 km west of Jinotepe, Departamento de Carazo, NicaraguaInfoOct 5, 1950 04:09 pm (Universal Time)7.598 km182 km (113 mi) to the SE 8 km northeast of Canas, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaInfoDec 21, 1939 08:54 pm (Universal Time)7.525 km270 km (168 mi) to the SEProvincia de Alajuela, 36 km west of San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, Costa RicaInfoDec 22, 1934 02:29 pm (Universal Time)6.625 km63 km (39 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 108 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoOct 2, 1932 02:59 am (Universal Time)6.830 km36 km (22 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoOct 25, 1928 12:33 pm (Universal Time)6.530 km77 km (48 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Leon, Departamento de Leon, NicaraguaInfoMar 28, 1921 07:49 am (Universal Time)7.265 km154 km (95 mi) to the NW HondurasInfoFeb 27, 1916 08:21 pm (Universal Time)7.215 km259 km (161 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 360 km west of San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, Costa RicaInfoDec 30, 1907 05:26 am (Universal Time)7.235 km99 km (61 mi) to the S 92 km SW of San Juan Del Sur, NicaraguaInfoOct 7, 1901 08:16 pm (GMT -6)7.00 km65 km (40 mi) to the S NicaraguaInfoJun 21, 1900 02:52 pm (Costa Rica)7.50 km194 km (120 mi) to the SE 18 km south of Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes 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