LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
2 km W of Chinandega, Nicaragua
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 2 km W of Chinandega, Nicaragua on 04 Nov 2026, 19:55 UTC. The hypocentre was 159 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
- 159 km
- Latitude
- 12.63°N
- Time
- 19:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.5
intermediate
87.15°W longitude
04 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.5
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.
159 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
07 Nov 2026, 20:55 UTC · 136.7 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 19:55 UTC · 37.1 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 17:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 16:04 UTC · 38.1 km deep