International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1522249
Event time 2025-12-08 05:21:51 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-08 11:21:51 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-08 05:29:28 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.7
Depth 27 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Central-America
Country Nicaragua
Administration area Chinandega
Nearest settlement Jiquilillo
Distance 60 km
Course WSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
El Tamarindo Airport (61,83 km), San Ramon Airport (65,07 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Cosiguina volcano (61,28 km), Meanguera, Isla volcano (70,54 km), Conchaguita volcano (72,63 km), Buena Vista, Cerro volcano (72,90 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.