3.6
Earthquake Details: near the coast of Nicaragua
8/18/2026, 10:33:25 PM
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred near near the coast of Nicaragua on 8/18/2026 at 10:33:25 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -11 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-11 km
Significance0
Latitude12.1200
Longitude-87.9800
Event IDemsc:20260818_0000793
Magnitude3.6
Updated:8/18/2026, 10:43:28 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 4:33:25 PM CST
- UTC
- 8/18/2026, 10:33:25 PM UTC
-11 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.483 km SSW of Puerto San José, GuatemalaBeforeM3.4Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.5Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.3Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.4HondurasBeforeM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM4.0Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.7Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.8Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM4.033 km S of Champerico, GuatemalaBeforeM3.4off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM4.3near the coast of NicaraguaAfter
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