Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 29 km depth22 Mar 20:57 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 22, 2026 20:50:26 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Mar 22, 2026, at 02:50 pm (GMT -6)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.1Depth29 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude11.6°N / 87.13°WNicaraguaSeismic antipode11.6°S / 92.87°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoNejapa-Miraflores (105 km / 65 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 27.8°C (82 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WSWEstimated seismic energy released8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.1 | about seismic energy16 minutes agoMar 22, 2026 20:50 GMT / Mar 22, 2026 02:50 pm (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 11.6 / -87.13: Near Coast OF NicaraguaSource: EMSCOther sources: INETER: 4.1 / 27 km, GFZ: 4.5 / 59 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22833518',11.60000,-87.13000,'16 minutes ago: Mag. 4.1, Near Coast OF Nicaragua',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 Leon, a city with more than 140,000 inhabitants in Nicaragua, in 97 km (60 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Nicaragua, Managua, 113 km (70 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry70 km (44 mi)E of epicenterMasachapa(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua80 km (50 mi)NE of epicenterVilla El Carmen(pop: 5,220)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua80 km (50 mi)E of epicenterSan Rafael del Sur(pop: 29,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua85 km (53 mi)E of epicenterEl Rosario(pop: 2,990)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterLa Paz Centro(pop: 23,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterNagarote(pop: 26,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterLeon(pop: 144,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterCorinto(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua99 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterEl Crucero(pop: 16,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua101 km (63 mi)E of epicenterSanta Teresa(pop: 5,790)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua101 km (63 mi)E of epicenterDiriamba(pop: 35,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua104 km (65 mi)NE of epicenterMateare(pop: 61,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua105 km (65 mi)E of epicenterJinotepe(pop: 29,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua106 km (66 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Sandino(pop: 50,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua107 km (66 mi)E of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 23,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de CarazoNicaragua109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterChichigalpa(pop: 33,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua111 km (69 mi)NE of epicenterTicuantepe(pop: 13,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua113 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterManagua(pop: 973,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua113 km (70 mi)E of epicenterMasatepe(pop: 21,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de MasayaNicaragua115 km (71 mi)N of epicenterChinandega(pop: 126,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua118 km (74 mi)N of epicenterEl Viejo(pop: 53,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua119 km (74 mi)E of epicenterNandaime(pop: 20,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de GranadaNicaragua120 km (75 mi)E of epicenterMasaya(pop: 130,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de MasayaNicaragua121 km (75 mi)E of epicenterDiriomo(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de GranadaNicaragua131 km (81 mi)NE of epicenterTipitapa(pop: 50,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua131 km (81 mi)E of epicenterTola(pop: 2,640)II: Very weakDepartamento de RivasNicaragua132 km (82 mi)N of epicenterJiquilillo(pop: 4,140)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua132 km (82 mi)NE of epicenterTisma(pop: 5,180)II: Very weakDepartamento de MasayaNicaragua133 km (83 mi)E of epicenterGranada(pop: 89,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de GranadaNicaragua134 km (83 mi)NE of epicenterLarreynaga(pop: 7,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua139 km (86 mi)N of epicenterPuerto Morazan(pop: 7,670)II: Very weakMunicipio de Puerto Morazan, Departamento de ChinandegaNicaragua143 km (89 mi)E of epicenterSan Juan del Sur(pop: 7,790)II: Very weakDepartamento de RivasNicaragua143 km (89 mi)E of epicenterRivas(pop: 30,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de RivasNicaragua156 km (97 mi)E of epicenterMoyogalpa(pop: 3,940)II: Very weakDepartamento de RivasNicaragua157 km (97 mi)NE of epicenterEl Sauce(pop: 11,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua167 km (104 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Dario(pop: 13,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de MatagalpaNicaragua171 km (106 mi)NE of epicenterTeustepe(pop: 4,290)II: Very weakDepartamento de BoacoNicaragua181 km (113 mi)NE of epicenterSan Lorenzo(pop: 8,690)II: Very weakDepartamento de BoacoNicaragua187 km (116 mi)NE of epicenterBoaco(pop: 29,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de BoacoNicaragua198 km (123 mi)NE of epicenterMatagalpa(pop: 109,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de MatagalpaNicaraguaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-03-22EpicenterAgency4.0929 km18 mi20:50:26NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.127 km17 mi20:50:2669 Km al suroeste de El Transito, Nicaragua1.5 km (0.9 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCINETER4.559 km37 mi20:50:29.79Near Coast of Nicaragua36 km (23 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.559 km37 mi20:50:29Near Coast of Nicaragua36 km (23 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.90 km0 mi20:50:3726.2 km al Sureste de - de Nicaragua121 km (75 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCOVSICORIAftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 22, 2026 02:50 pm (GMT -6)16 minutes ago4.129 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 97 km S of Leon, Departamento de Leon, NicaraguaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 668 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: 0.31 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 59 quakes per year (or 4.9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 332 quakes per year (or 27.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 649 quakes per year (or 54 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 666 quakes per year (or 56 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 11 days after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026, at 07:59 am (GMT -6 local time) in 66 km (41 mi) distance to the southwest:Mag. 4.8 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 179 km southwest of Managua, Nicaragua - Mar 11, 2026 - 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 19, 05:58 pm (GMT -6)4.04 km74 km (46 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 88 km southwest of Chinandega, Nicaragua I FELT ITInfoMar 12, 01:01 pm (GMT -6)4.025 km58 km (36 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 95 km southwest of Jinotepe, NicaraguaInfoMar 11, 07:59 am (GMT -6)4.810 km66 km (41 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 179 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoFeb 18, 09:00 pm (Managua)4.784 km99 km (62 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 74 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua 78 reportsInfoFeb 7, 07:22 pm (GMT -6)4.435 km23 km (15 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 112 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoJan 26, 02:01 am (Managua)4.5170 km90 km (56 mi) to the NE 23 km west of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoJan 1, 07:30 pm (GMT -6)4.635 km44 km (27 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km southwest of San Rafael del Sur, NicaraguaInfoApr 21, 2022 01:42 am (GMT -6)6.627 km19 km (12 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km south of Leon, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua 350 reportsInfoJan 6, 2022 10:25 am (GMT -6)6.117 km37 km (23 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 99 km west of Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua 143 reportsInfoNov 9, 2021 12:25 am (GMT -6)6.233 km85 km (53 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 90 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua 344 reportsInfoSep 22, 2021 03:57 am (GMT -6)6.422 km92 km (57 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 83 km southwest of Chinandega, Nicaragua 126 reportsInfoOct 13, 2014 09:51 pm (GMT -6)7.243 km151 km (94 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 66 km west of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 88 reportsInfoJun 15, 2013 11:34 am (GMT -6)6.530 km29 km (18 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 54 km west of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua 12 reportsInfoSep 5, 2012 08:42 am (Costa Rica)7.635 km260 km (162 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 km170 km (106 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 184 km south of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoOct 9, 2004 03:26 pm (GMT -6)7.035 km54 km (34 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 91 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoJun 29, 2004 01:01 am (GMT -6)6.39 km96 km (60 mi) to the S off the coast of Costa RicaInfoJun 10, 2004 02:59 am (GMT -6)5.910 km59 km (37 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 170 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoMar 1, 2004 09:47 pm (GMT -6)6.228 km40 km (25 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 81 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoNov 12, 2001 05:43 pm (GMT -6)5.933 km68 km (42 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 148 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoJan 13, 2001 11:33 am (El Salvador)7.760 km232 km (144 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 41 km southwest of Usulutan, El SalvadorInfoOct 9, 1998 05:54 am (GMT -6)6.069 km80 km (50 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoAug 23, 1998 07:57 am (GMT -6)6.755 km99 km (62 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 201 km west of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoMar 3, 1996 10:37 am (Managua)6.733 km52 km (32 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 62 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoMar 3, 1996 08:55 am (GMT -6)6.633 km31 km (19 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 85 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoSep 1, 1992 06:16 pm (GMT -6)7.745 km28 km (17 mi) to the NW near the coast of NicaraguaInfoApr 3, 1990 04:57 pm (Managua)6.853 km92 km (57 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoApr 8, 1987 11:42 am (Managua)6.456 km80 km (50 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 53 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoApr 19, 1985 11:43 am (Managua)6.172 km59 km (37 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 54 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoAug 23, 1984 01:49 pm (Managua)6.257 km70 km (44 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoAug 22, 1978 06:38 pm (Costa Rica)7.056 km260 km (161 mi) to the SE 29 km southwest of Canas, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaInfoAug 12, 1970 03:24 am (Managua)6.560 km63 km (39 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 49 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoOct 24, 1956 08:42 am (Managua)7.135 km63 km (39 mi) to the E near the coast of NicaraguaInfoJan 23, 1956 06:00 pm (Managua)7.30 km82 km (51 mi) to the NEDepartamento de Leon, 49 km west of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoFeb 19, 1954 03:34 pm (GMT -6)6.835 km39 km (24 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 74 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoFeb 18, 1954 06:40 pm (GMT -6)6.835 km15 km (9.2 mi) to the SE near the coast of NicaraguaInfoOct 5, 1950 04:09 pm (Universal Time)7.598 km259 km (161 mi) to the SE 8 km northeast of Canas, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa RicaInfoDec 22, 1934 02:29 pm (Universal Time)6.625 km40 km (25 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 108 km southwest of Managua, NicaraguaInfoMay 21, 1933 04:10 am (GMT -6)6.90 km60 km (37 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 81 km southwest of Chinandega, NicaraguaInfoOct 2, 1932 02:59 am (Universal Time)6.830 km65 km (41 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoOct 25, 1928 12:33 pm (Universal Time)6.530 km13 km (8 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Leon, Departamento de Leon, NicaraguaInfoFeb 8, 1926 03:18 pm (Universal Time)7.120 km197 km (123 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 161 km south of San Salvador, El SalvadorInfoMar 28, 1921 07:49 am (Universal Time)7.265 km113 km (70 mi) to the N HondurasInfoFeb 27, 1916 08:21 pm (Universal Time)7.215 km240 km (149 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 360 km west of San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, Costa RicaInfoDec 30, 1907 05:26 am (Universal Time)7.235 km124 km (77 mi) to the SE 92 km SW of San Juan Del Sur, NicaraguaInfoJul 1, 1907 01:08 pm (Universal Time)7.115 km78 km (49 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 182 km west of Managua, Departamento de Managua, NicaraguaInfoOct 7, 1901 08:16 pm (GMT -6)7.00 km96 km (60 mi) to the SE NicaraguaInfoJun 21, 1900 02:52 pm (Costa Rica)7.50 km252 km (156 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 are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]