LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
12 km N of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 12 km N of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua on 05 Oct 2026, 01:20 UTC. The hypocentre was 167.4 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 3 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 167.4 km
- Latitude
- 12.10°N
- Time
- 01:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.4
intermediate
86.49°W longitude
05 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.4
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.
167.4 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
3 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.9.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC · 157.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 05:18 UTC · 44 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC · 10 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC · 444.2 km deep