Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 63 km depth11 Aug 08:37 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 11, 2026 08:28:01 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Aug 11, 2026, at 08:28 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.00Depth63 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude12.63°N / 87.86°WNicaraguaAlso near: El Salvador 59 km (37 mi) away | Honduras 72 km (45 mi) awaySeismic antipode12.63°S / 92.14°EShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoCosigüina (50 km / 31 mi)Estimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoAug 11, 2026 08:28 GMT / Aug 11, 2026 08:28 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 12.63 / -87.86: Near Coast OF NicaraguaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23262645',12.63000,-87.86000,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, 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 Chinandega, a city with more than 130,000 inhabitants in Nicaragua, in 79 km (49 mi) distance east 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. In the capital of El Salvador, San Salvador, 186 km (115 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(*)RegionCountry46 km (29 mi)E of epicenterJiquilillo(pop: 4,140)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua72 km (45 mi)NW of epicenterChirilagua(pop: 6,390)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador75 km (47 mi)E of epicenterEl Viejo(pop: 53,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua75 km (47 mi)N of epicenterConchagua(pop: 3,030)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador76 km (47 mi)E of epicenterCorinto(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua77 km (48 mi)N of epicenterAmapala(pop: 2,140)II: Very weakDepartamento de ValleHonduras79 km (49 mi)E of epicenterPuerto Morazan(pop: 7,670)II: Very weakMunicipio de Puerto Morazan, Departamento de ChinandegaNicaragua79 km (49 mi)E of epicenterChinandega(pop: 126,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua83 km (51 mi)NE of epicenterMonjaras(pop: 6,770)II: Very weakMarcovia, Departamento de CholutecaHonduras90 km (56 mi)N of epicenterSan Alejo(pop: 5,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de La UnionEl Salvador91 km (56 mi)E of epicenterChichigalpa(pop: 33,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua93 km (58 mi)E of epicenterPoneloya(pop: 4,230)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua99 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterSan Lorenzo(pop: 22,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de ValleHonduras99 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterSan Rafael Oriente(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador99 km (62 mi)N of epicenterLa Alianza(pop: 6,920)II: Very weakAlianza, Departamento de ValleHonduras101 km (63 mi)N of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 247,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San MiguelEl Salvador101 km (63 mi)NW of epicenterUsulutan(pop: 51,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador104 km (65 mi)NW of epicenterPuerto El Triunfo(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador105 km (65 mi)NE of epicenterCiudad Choluteca(pop: 75,900)II: Very weakCholuteca, Departamento de CholutecaHonduras109 km (68 mi)E of epicenterLeon(pop: 144,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua113 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterSomotillo(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de ChinandegaNicaragua115 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterSantiago de Maria(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de UsulutanEl Salvador121 km (75 mi)N of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 16,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de MorazanEl Salvador133 km (82 mi)E of epicenterLa Paz Centro(pop: 23,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua146 km (91 mi)E of epicenterNagarote(pop: 26,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de LeonNicaragua147 km (91 mi)NW of epicenterZacatecoluca(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de La PazEl Salvador151 km (94 mi)NW of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 41,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de San VicenteEl Salvador162 km (100 mi)E of epicenterMateare(pop: 61,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua168 km (104 mi)NE of epicenterSomoto(pop: 20,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de MadrizNicaragua168 km (104 mi)NW of epicenterCojutepeque(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de CuscatlanEl Salvador177 km (110 mi)SE of epicenterSan Rafael del Sur(pop: 29,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua183 km (114 mi)NW of epicenterSoyapango(pop: 329,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador183 km (114 mi)E of epicenterManagua(pop: 973,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de ManaguaNicaragua184 km (114 mi)NW of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 54,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador186 km (115 mi)NW of epicenterSan Salvador(pop: 526,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador187 km (116 mi)NW of epicenterDelgado(pop: 71,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador187 km (116 mi)NE of epicenterOcotal(pop: 33,900)I: Not feltDepartamento de Nueva SegoviaNicaragua188 km (117 mi)NW of epicenterMejicanos(pop: 160,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl Salvador193 km (120 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Tecla(pop: 124,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de La LibertadEl Salvador194 km (120 mi)NW of epicenterApopa(pop: 112,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de San SalvadorEl 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 GMT2026-08-11EpicenterAgency4.063 km39 mi08:28:01NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Aftershocks 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)Aug 11, 2026 08:28 am (Universal Time)10 minutes ago4.063 km0 km - This quakeNear Coast OF 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 1,200 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 21.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.29 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 67 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 435 quakes per year (or 36.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3.1 quakes per day)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 earthquake