A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -86.4782 West, latitude 10.9538 North, depth = 19.175 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.175 km (12 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/12/25 / 2025-12-22 17:53:55 / December 22, 2025 @ 5:53 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:53:55 / 5:53 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000rk4i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000rk4i.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Teresa, San Jorge, Potosí (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (55 miles) from Rivas (c. 30 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from San Juan del Sur (c. 7 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from San Jorge (c. 7 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Santa Teresa (c. 5 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Belén (c. 5 400 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Potosí (c. 5 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 74 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.
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