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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.

17 km S of Nandaime, Nicaragua earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 09.10.2026 15:33 – ongoing

Earthquakes
8
Largest
M4,8
Mainshock
M4,8 · 17 km S of Nandaime, Nicaragua · 09.10.2026 15:33

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
4.8 17 km S of Nandaime, Nicaragua 09.10.2026 15:33 165,7 km
2.7 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA 15.10.2026 13:33 96,0 km
3.0 NICARAGUA 20.10.2026 20:29 6,0 km
2.7 NICARAGUA 25.10.2026 03:18 53,0 km
2.7 NICARAGUA 03.11.2026 21:11 150,0 km
2.6 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA 06.11.2026 17:21 182,0 km
3.4 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA 08.11.2026 07:39 54,0 km
2.7 NICARAGUA 09.11.2026 16:05 160,0 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))