Latest See all | Mag. 2.3 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Managua, Nicaragua - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 4.2 21 km SSW of León - Nicaragua - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 24, 09:12 pm (GMT -6) | 2.3 81 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 86 km southwest of Managua, Managua, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 24, 09:03 pm (Managua) | 1.8 58 km | 46 km (29 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 21 km south of Leon, Leon, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 24, 09:02 pm (GMT -6) | 2.3 72 km | 44 km (27 mi) to the S | 25 Km al suroeste de Poneloya, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 24, 06:41 pm (Managua) | 1.9 5 km | 38 km (24 mi) to the E | 8 Km al norte de Volcán Telica, Nicaragua | Info | |
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 24, 02:15 am (GMT -6) | 3.2 26 km | 88 km (55 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southwest of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 GMT (5 quakes) | |||||
Apr 23, 05:42 pm (GMT -6) | 2.8 39 km | 84 km (52 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 84 km southwest of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 23, 05:02 pm (GMT -6) | 3.5 28 km | 83 km (52 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 83 km west of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 23, 01:40 pm (Managua) | 2.2 6 km | 50 km (31 mi) to the E | 22 km east of Leon, Leon, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 23, 04:12 am (Managua) | 2.0 5 km | 56 km (35 mi) to the NW | 56 km northwest of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua | Info | |
Apr 23, 04:11 am (GMT -6) | 1.8 21 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the W | 36 Km al suroeste de Punta Cosigüina, Nicaragua | Info | |
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (6 quakes) | |||||
Apr 22, 05:51 pm (Managua) | 2.1 35 km | 66 km (41 mi) to the SE | 32 km southeast of Leon, Leon, Nicaragua | Info |
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Chinandega has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 874 quakes on average per year in or near Chinandega, Nicaragua. Chinandega has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
The last earthquake in Chinandega occurred 24 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.3:
A light magnitude 2.3 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Nicaragua in the evening of Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 at 9.12 pm local time (GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 81 km (50 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, Chinandega was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.2, 5 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 16 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 8 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Chinandega in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 4.2 and occurred 4 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Nicaragua in the late afternoon of Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 at 6.01 pm local time (America/Managua GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 89 km (56 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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