A moderate 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck 28 km south of Puerto Cabezas in the Caribbean Sea, per volcanodiscovery.com.
Just hours earlier, a smaller 3.7-magnitude quake rattled west of Managua, according to the same source.
Meanwhile, Nicaragua demanded an end to unilateral sanctions while backing cooperation without external impositions, as reported by orinocotribune.com.
The region has seen multiple recent tremors, including a 3.4-magnitude quake 59 km south of Managua on Nov 7, per volcanodiscovery.com.