2.5
Earthquake Details: near the coast of Nicaragua
8/18/2026, 7:59:18 AM
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near near the coast of Nicaragua on 8/18/2026 at 7:59:18 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -31 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
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El SalvadorDepartamento de La UniónLa Union (Nearest City)Technical Details
Depth-31 km
Significance0
Latitude12.6100
Longitude-88.0300
Event IDemsc:20260818_0000264
Magnitude2.5
Updated:8/18/2026, 8:08:24 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 1:59:18 AM CST
- UTC
- 8/18/2026, 7:59:18 AM UTC
-31 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.9Offshore GuatemalaBeforeM4.483 km SSW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaBeforeM3.4Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.5Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.4HondurasBeforeM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM4.0Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.7Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.8Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM4.033 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaBeforeM3.6near the coast of NicaraguaAfterM4.3near the coast of NicaraguaAfter
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