Earthquake Details: near the coast of San Rafael del Sur, Managua Department, Nicaragua

8/15/2026, 3:25:23 AM

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near near the coast of San Rafael del Sur, Managua Department, Nicaragua on 8/15/2026 at 3:25:23 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -30 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Nicaragua Managua Department San Rafael del Sur (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-30 km

Significance0

Latitude11.6500

Longitude-86.9800

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000131

Magnitude2.9

Updated:8/15/2026, 3:37:05 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/14/2026, 9:25:23 PM CST
UTC: 8/15/2026, 3:25:23 AM UTC

-30 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M5.569 km SSW of Chirilagua, El SalvadorBefore8/13/2026, 12:30:04 AM M4.483 km SSW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaAfter8/15/2026, 10:45:24 PM M3.2Offshore GuatemalaAfter8/15/2026, 10:56:40 PM M3.4Offshore El SalvadorAfter8/16/2026, 12:42:28 AM M3.6Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 5:35:48 AM M3.5Offshore El SalvadorAfter8/16/2026, 2:24:56 PM M3.3Offshore El SalvadorAfter8/16/2026, 2:43:03 PM M3.1Offshore El SalvadorAfter8/16/2026, 2:50:28 PM M3.1Offshore El SalvadorAfter8/16/2026, 8:28:39 PM M3.4HondurasAfter8/17/2026, 12:07:11 AM M3.7off the coast of Costa RicaAfter8/17/2026, 5:01:50 AM M3.1NicaraguaAfter8/17/2026, 9:42:17 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 15, 2026, 03:37 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.