A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Masachapa in Nicaragua on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -86.8072° West, 11.3215° North, depth 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:37:03 / 11:37 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/08/25 / 2025-08-27 11:37:03 / August 27, 2025 @ 11:37 am. Event id: us7000qr9x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qr9x.

Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (53 miles) from Diriamba (c. 35 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from San Rafael del Sur (c. 29 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Jinotepe (c. 29 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from San Marcos (c. 23 300 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from El Crucero (c. 16 500 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Dolores (c. 7 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Marcos, El Crucero, Jinotepe (min 5000 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 60 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua.

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