International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1774550
Event time 2026-10-18 12:25:44 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-18 18:25:44 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-18 12:36:15 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.4
Depth 37 km
Class Minor
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 Managua
Nearest settlement Masachapa
Distance 34 km
Course W
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
Puerto Sandino (48,47 km), Puerto Sandino (48,47 km)
Nearest airports
Montelimar Airport (34,75 km), Montelimar Airport (34,75 km), Los Brasiles Airport (70,80 km), Los Brasiles Airport (70,80 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Nejapa-Miraflores volcano (68,63 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.