LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
65 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 65 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua on 07 Nov 2026, 19:55 UTC. The hypocentre was 37.1 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. 5 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 37.1 km
- Latitude
- 11.53°N
- Time
- 19:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.5
shallow
87.05°W longitude
07 Nov 2026
mb
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.
37.1 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
5 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, 17:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 16:04 UTC · 38.1 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 15:22 UTC · 8 km deep