M4.9 Earthquake — Near Coast Of Nicaragua

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Earthquake data courtesy of EMSC

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Not rated by source. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.

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Source updated 12 hours ago (Oct 19, 2026 06:36 UTC) · we last heard from European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 1 minute ago

What has changed

• Magnitude revised from M5.0 to M4.9 — Oct 19, 06:09 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
• Severity lowered from Moderate to Minor — Oct 19, 06:09 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Figures published in the first minutes of an event are preliminary. A change here is the agency refining its own estimate, not a correction to this page.

Official authorities in Nicaragua

If you are there, these are the bodies whose instructions apply. This site is not an emergency service and does not issue warnings.

• INETER — Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales

General safety information

No authority has issued instructions for this event. The guidance below is general background reading, not a response to it.

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