A moderately shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported in the evening near Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua.According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026, at 9:45 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 67.91 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Masachapa (pop. 5,000) located 35 km from the epicenter, San Rafael del Sur (pop. 29,800) 46 km away, Diriamba (pop. 35,000) 63 km away, El Crucero (pop. 16,500) 67 km away, San Marcos (pop. 23,300) 69 km away, Masatepe (pop. 21,500) 75 km away, Nandaime (pop. 20,800) 76 km away, Managua (pop. 973,100) 83 km away, and Leon (pop. 144,500) 101 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: May 13, 2026 03:45 am (Universal Time) local time (13 May 2026 03:45 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 67.91 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 11.54°N / 86.72°W (Departamento de Chinandega, Nicaragua)Primary data source: USGS