2.8
Earthquake Details: near the coast of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua
Sep 30, 2026, 05:00:20
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near near the coast of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua on Sep 30, 2026 at 05:00:20. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -5 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-5 km
Significance0
Latitude11.5800
Longitude-86.0760
Event IDemsc:20260930_0000049
Magnitude2.8
Updated:Sep 30, 2026, 05:15:16 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 29, 2026, 23:00:20 CST
- UTC
- Sep 30, 2026, 05:00:20 UTC
-5 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.5off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.4Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.7off the coast of El SalvadorBeforeM3.6Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM4.1off the coast of El SalvadorBeforeM4.2Costa RicaBeforeM3.3off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM3.4Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.4Costa RicaAfterM5.694 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa RicaAfterM3.5off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM4.3Offshore El SalvadorAfter
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