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Significant earthquake

This summarises a recorded earthquake only; it is not a warning or a prediction. Follow AFAD and the competent authorities for official statements and guidance.

68 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 19.10.2026 08:18 – ongoing

Earthquakes
8
Largest
M4,9

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
4.9 68 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua 19.10.2026 08:18 44,0 km
3.2 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 19.10.2026 10:35 22,0 km
2.5 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA 19.10.2026 17:49 10,0 km
2.6 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 20.10.2026 12:14 10,0 km
3.1 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 20.10.2026 13:57 9,0 km
3.2 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA 23.10.2026 09:29 35,0 km
3.5 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA 25.10.2026 14:22 46,0 km
2.7 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 04.11.2026 16:48 26,0 km

Sequences group earthquakes that have occurred by proximity in time and location (Gardner–Knopoff windows, Poisson rate test). Follow AFAD and Kandilli Observatory for official assessments. (Gardner & Knopoff (1974))