Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Nicaragua, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
186
M5+
Strongest
M7.7
M7+ events
8
Tsunami events
4
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-09-02 | 7.7 | 83 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-12-30 | 7.3 | 92 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1921-03-28 | 7.2 | 7 km SW of El Viejo, Nicaragua | 65 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1901-10-08 | 7.1 |
| Near the coast of Nicaragua |
| - |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-10-24 | 7.1 | 12 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1932-05-21 | 7.1 | 12 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-10-15 | 7.1 | 9 km E of Granada, Nicaragua | 160 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-10-09 | 7.0 | 43 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-11-05 | 7.0 | 15 km NNE of Telica, Nicaragua | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1954-02-19 | 6.8 | 60 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-04-03 | 6.8 | 36 km SSW of La Conquista, Nicaragua | 53 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-03-03 | 6.7 | 30 km WSW of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-12-22 | 6.7 | 60 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-05-13 | 6.6 | 34 km SSW of La Conquista, Nicaragua | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-04-21 | 6.6 | 55 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua🌊 | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-07-02 | 6.6 | 32 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-05-06 | 6.6 | 2 km WSW of Belén, Nicaragua | 87 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-04-11 | 6.6 | 15 km N of Belén, Nicaragua🌊 | 135 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-10-25 | 6.6 | 57 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-08-12 | 6.5 | 23 km WNW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 55 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-09-22 | 6.5 | 80 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua🌊 | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-04-14 | 6.5 | 26 km NNW of La Fortuna, Costa Rica | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-11-17 | 6.5 | 4 km S of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua | 76 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-06-15 | 6.5 | 44 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua🌊 | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-02-16 | 6.4 | 19 km SW of Tola, Nicaragua | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-07-31 | 6.4 | 144 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-09-26 | 6.3 | 53 km W of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-06-29 | 6.3 | 129 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-12-16 | 6.3 | 23 km E of Nandaime, Nicaragua | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1925-10-05 | 6.3 | 24 km SSE of Intipucá, El Salvador | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-11-20 | 6.3 | 78 km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-12-23 | 6.3 | 10 km N of Managua, Nicaragua | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-04-04 | 6.2 | 24 km N of Telica, Nicaragua | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-03-07 | 6.2 | 20 km S of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-10-25 | 6.2 | near the coast of Nicaragua | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-01-25 | 6.2 | 42 km WNW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-10-03 | 6.2 | 24 km SW of La Cruz, Costa Rica | 29 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-03-01 | 6.2 | 13 km SE of Los Chiles, Costa Rica | 197 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-08-23 | 6.2 | 18 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 57 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-03-02 | 6.2 | 33 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua | 60 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-03-07 | 6.2 | 15 km SW of Amapala, Honduras | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-08-01 | 6.2 | 5 km S of Liberia, Costa Rica | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-05-23 | 6.2 | 6 km SW of El Viejo, Nicaragua | 102 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1941-01-06 | 6.1 | 14 km SSW of El Rosario, Nicaragua | 70 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-02-09 | 6.1 | near the coast of Nicaragua | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-04-25 | 6.1 | 38 km SW of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-07-22 | 6.1 | 110 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-10-02 | 6.1 | 4 km WSW of La Alianza, Honduras | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-11-26 | 6.1 | 37 km ENE of Pital, Costa Rica | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-01-06 | 6.1 | near the coast of Nicaragua | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-06-10 | 6.1 | Nicaragua | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-11-13 | 6.1 | 12 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-08-03 | 6.1 | 18 km SSW of Monjarás, Honduras | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1924-03-25 | 6.0 | 35 km ENE of Pital, Costa Rica | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-04-03 | 6.0 | 13 km S of Amapala, Honduras | 38 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-10-09 | 6.0 | 51 km S of El Rosario, Nicaragua | 69 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-11-17 | 6.0 | 27 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-09-05 | 6.0 | 55 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-01-12 | 6.0 | 16 km SSE of Amapala, Honduras | 6 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-11-07 | 6.0 | 7 km NNE of Belén, Nicaragua | 177 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-07-29 | 6.0 | 4 km NNE of Quezalguaque, Nicaragua | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1954-05-03 | 6.0 | 2 km SW of Niquinohomo, Nicaragua | 141 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-07-30 | 5.9 | 42 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-08-12 | 5.9 | 25 km WNW of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua | 61 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-11-09 | 5.9 | 72 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-03-03 | 5.9 | 54 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua | 31 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-11-22 | 5.9 | 6 km E of La Conquista, Nicaragua | 108 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-04-04 | 5.9 | near the coast of Nicaragua | 61 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-06-10 | 5.9 | 125 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-06-30 | 5.9 | 17 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | 64 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-05-03 | 5.9 | 45 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 88 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-05-16 | 5.9 | 41 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua | 72 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-09-05 | 5.9 | 50 km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-04-24 | 5.9 | 67 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-05-19 | 5.9 | 60 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-10-20 | 5.8 | 11 km WSW of Corinto, Nicaragua | 59 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-03-06 | 5.8 | 15 km NNW of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua | 110 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-12-31 | 5.8 | 71 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-05-01 | 5.8 | 47 km SW of La Cruz, Costa Rica | 68 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-07-02 | 5.8 | 34 km W of Tola, Nicaragua | 41 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-08-22 | 5.8 | 38 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 62 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-01-16 | 5.8 | 63 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-12-04 | 5.8 | 2 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 70 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-02-25 | 5.7 | 62 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua | 63 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-02-10 | 5.7 | 11 km ESE of Estelí, Nicaragua | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-05-24 | 5.7 | 47 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-11-29 | 5.7 | 52 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-06-10 | 5.7 | 96 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-03-18 | 5.7 | 23 km SSE of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua | 96 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-09-15 | 5.7 | 11 km NNE of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-02-25 | 5.7 | near the coast of Nicaragua | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-05-06 | 5.7 | 21 km S of La Cruz, Costa Rica | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-10-13 | 5.7 | 32 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-03-14 | 5.7 | 28 km WNW of Larreynaga, Nicaragua | 180 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-08-08 | 5.6 | 50 km W of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua | 75 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-10-27 | 5.6 | near the coast of Nicaragua | 90 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-10-12 | 5.6 | 45 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-12-09 | 5.6 | 2 km SSE of Conchagua, El Salvador | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-09-22 | 5.6 | 69 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua | 29 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-12-19 | 5.6 | 83 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua | 32 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |