SummaryMapsTestimonies Medias Scientific data
Magnitude4.2
RegionNEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
Date time2026-09-24 08:47:39.0 UTC
Location12.909 ; -87.494
Depth4 km
Distance50 km WNW of Chinandega, Nicaragua / pop: 126,000 / local time: 02:47:39.0 2026-09-24
19 km NNW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua / pop: 4,100 / local time: 02:47:39.0 2026-09-24
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:
Seccion de Sismologia, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica -- San Jose, Costa Rica (UCR)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales -- Managua, Nicaragua (INET)
Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)
Servicio Sismologico Nacional, Instituto de Geofisica, UNAM -- Mexico City, Mexico (UNM)