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Magnitude4.0
RegionOFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA
Date time2026-01-16 03:33:33.0 UTC
Location9.063 ; -89.941
Depth300 km
Distance501 km SSW of Chinandega, Nicaragua / pop: 126,000 / local time: 21:33:33.0 2026-01-15
486 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua / pop: 19,100 / local time: 21:33:33.0 2026-01-15
Source parameters provided by:

Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)
All data providers for this event:
Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)
Further information can be found at:
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Seccion de Sismologia, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica -- San Jose, Costa Rica (UCR)
Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador -- Quito, Ecuador (QUI)
Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)