# Earthquake Hits Nicaragua

- Place: Managua, Nicaragua (12.1149, -86.2362)
- Published: 2026-11-05T00:18:20.214Z · expires 2026-11-12T00:18:20.214Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/76e
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 2 kilometers west of Chinandega, Nicaragua on Wednesday at 1:55 pm local time, per VolcanoDiscovery.

The quake was followed by a weaker 2.5-magnitude tremor 23 km northwest of Managua at 11:35 am GMT-6, also reported by VolcanoDiscovery.

Managua has been rattled by a series of seismic events in recent days, including a 4.2-magnitude quake near Puerto Cabezas on Monday, and smaller aftershocks across the region.

## Sources

- [Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - 2 km W of Chinandega, Nicaragua, on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, at 01:55 pm (Managua time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizAFBVV95cUxOLWVNd0RiX2tKMEJOZGFzSWxCZ0IwRzBPVVdPQ01RakhLcFdsWlQwbzdMdkkteHA1ZEpVb1J0cGhUQkdvU3JZNGtBMVJpdDhtdnZ4eWItVy1iV3N2aEJEVk5oYXZPaFRCeGZ3R3UwV29GVFhmd09HR0N2cldVMmw3WDV6RVhkQVlhZWpBTU1zOFZ5ODM2RmQwOVBUWG41dHhGQzdmc1RZTHVWaF8wWGgtS3UzMEh4UldMNjZCd2pQNnN3RktlUVY5TDNaZ3A?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-04
- [Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 23 km northwest of Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua, on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, at 11:35 am (GMT -6)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxPTEtiR3NIWHA5Vi1NYmZDeWFjV3RqalFhQ1poSzltcE1VV05IZ3ZZNTB1azFWZjRYR0JJMlFLQVo1WU0yMy1BaThZVmFYcWxicVp4ZkxjLU9RQklPUTIwV184ZXgzc3dQUVFHUVJtVHNjUGwzR0Mzb2lFTHVJTl9UUm9MT2RhOFpKb09TckZxbEI3QWhIYThTMXowbHhQQVBTenc?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-04
- [Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 22 km southwest of Rivas, Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua, on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 12:11 pm (GMT -6)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3AFBVV95cUxOc3g0VnItRFNjV2pTY1pVNXNyRFF5c1EzcW5qaE8zQTVjT2N6MGlyck53TGk0ZzZlUUVVVThBeURRMlVMYlVQTzJfQlVmYkNWckNYdEVyaWRjSHp4dGtad1ZweDY0WDJENjdpdDJmOWc5d0hoTFU4OTRsdGJIdGFvWTZ3X2NuU0ZwUUdOcE13WGs0cTQ3ZzV1b2h5WW9vN2w0a01TUUJoUjIyR0k1VlFqVEFkLXp4VUlYTld5bVRnMjVJWm56SU1vU0RrdDFrN0hoRzVyenpvMjBaSHVs?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-03
- [Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - Caribbean Sea, 31 km east of Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 02:32 am (Managua time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxPSmdaaFhlSVlMQzQzSG44UEZ0UkRYR0xRM1JkTElqdXBDZmphVGlCdy1WOGJKNWRaLUlLcHBCdFhHdHIxZklrenhsbTJLSzVZMk1XSFFvekROMjliSE80dGFwVFBONFZweThJQldlcVk3UzFxM1hoMFp0UkZJUEJaUHVtWlIwc19xdU1KN1ZGYktWa0NSNDE3dG94SnNPYmpCWkE?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02
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- [Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 71 km southwest of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua, on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026, at 01:30 pm (GMT -6)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxQTkJ4OWlGMFhBaGNESjFxSzZzeE1Rd2RkS3ktZXFnTEZPVVFHbi1RMkNLTEotdnBHQTJKdHAtT3M5Y3R3T0dFUi1RMVlyaWczRXNacjJ0N3lMaEJmMjVmV00yWGx4WTlYQzZjVEJ2RU56ZWxFcUZsNG83TXFEQXZtZ2RFNzJmTTJKbWIxdS10WC1adXpxTGItRjhyQi1mWWZxUk83UUxEeFZiV0poV2cwRlE2RDA?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-01

## Open data shown on the globe

- M4.5 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 159 km deep · 4 h ago · 6 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=5.1,-95.2&extent=19.1,-77.2&range=week