Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 31 km depth8 Aug 16:08 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 8, 2026 16:04:08 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Aug 8, 2026, at 10:04 am (GMT -6)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.90Depth31 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.3°N / 87.7°WNicaraguaAlso near: Honduras 88 km (55 mi) away | El Salvador 96 km (60 mi) awaySeismic antipode12.3°S / 92.3°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoCosigüina (77 km / 48 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 29°C (84 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 6 m/s (12 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 energy6 minutes agoAug 8, 2026 16:04 GMT / Aug 8, 2026 10:04 am (GMT -6)Lat / Lng: 12.3 / -87.7: Near Coast OF NicaraguaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23255186',12.30000,-87.70000,'6 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 Chinandega, a city with more than 130,000 inhabitants in Nicaragua, in 72 km (45 mi) distance northeast 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, 159 km (99 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry56 km (35 mi)NE of epicenterJiquilillo(pop: 4,140)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua61 km (38 mi)E of epicenterCorinto(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua71 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterEl Viejo(pop: 53,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua72 km (45 mi)NE of epicenterChinandega(pop: 126,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua72 km (45 mi)E of epicenterPoneloya(pop: 4,230)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua79 km (49 mi)E of epicenterChichigalpa(pop: 33,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua84 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto Morazan(pop: 7,670)II: Very weakMunicipio de Puerto Morazan, Departamento de ChinandegaNicaragua90 km (56 mi)E of epicenterLeon(pop: 144,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua103 km (64 mi)E of epicenterPuerto Sandino(pop: 4,370)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua106 km (66 mi)N of epicenterMonjaras(pop: 6,770)II: Very weakMarcovia, Departamento de CholutecaHonduras111 km (69 mi)E of epicenterLa Paz Centro(pop: 23,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterChirilagua(pop: 6,390)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador117 km (72 mi)N of epicenterLa Union(pop: 26,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador118 km (74 mi)NE of epicenterEl Triunfo(pop: 7,180)II: Very weakDepartamento de CholutecaHonduras120 km (74 mi)NE of epicenterSomotillo(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua123 km (77 mi)E of epicenterNagarote(pop: 26,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua125 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Choluteca(pop: 75,900)II: Very weakCholuteca, Departamento de CholutecaHonduras128 km (80 mi)N of epicenterSan Lorenzo(pop: 22,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de ValleHonduras130 km (80 mi)E of epicenterLarreynaga(pop: 7,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua135 km (84 mi)E of epicenterVilla El Carmen(pop: 5,220)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua135 km (84 mi)N of epicenterLa Alianza(pop: 6,920)II: Very weakAlianza, Departamento de ValleHonduras138 km (86 mi)E of epicenterMateare(pop: 61,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua140 km (87 mi)NW of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador140 km (87 mi)N of epicenterNacaome(pop: 13,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de ValleHonduras141 km (88 mi)SE of epicenterMasachapa(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua141 km (88 mi)NW of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador142 km (88 mi)N of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterEl Sauce(pop: 11,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua143 km (89 mi)NW of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador146 km (91 mi)E of epicenterSan Rafael del Sur(pop: 29,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua147 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterAchuapa(pop: 3,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua153 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterSan Juan de Limay(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de EsteliNicaragua154 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterJucuapa(pop: 10,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador156 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador158 km (98 mi)NE of epicenterSan Jose de Cusmapa(pop: 1,420)I: Not feltDepartamento de MadrizNicaragua159 km (99 mi)E of epicenterManagua(pop: 973,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua161 km (100 mi)NW of epicenterBerlin(pop: 11,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterPueblo Nuevo(pop: 4,610)I: Not feltDepartamento de EsteliNicaragua179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterSomoto(pop: 20,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de MadrizNicaragua185 km (115 mi)NW of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de La PazEl SalvadorNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-8EpicenterAgency3.931 km19 mi16:04:08NEAR 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 1,100 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.27 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 65 quakes per year (or 5.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 421 quakes per year (or 35 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 990 quakes per year (or 82 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake