Earthquakes by city Nicaragua 100 km
Seismic city profile

El Viejo

El Viejo, Nicaragua: 973 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
53,504
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
973
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
7.2
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
America/Managua
Coordinates 12.663, -87.167
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
0
Last 12 months
18
Last nearby event: 2026-03-27 14:55 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 7.2
NI
1921-03-28 07:49 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of El Viejo

The map centers on El Viejo and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude
4.6
Average depth
72.0 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 18 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
2026-03-27 14:55 M 4.5
Chinandega
Nicaragua
117.8 km
2026-02-18 12:06 M 4.3
Chinandega
Nicaragua
79.2 km
2026-01-29 03:15 M 4.1
Chinandega
Nicaragua
52.0 km
2026-01-26 08:01 M 4.4
Managua
Nicaragua
171.9 km
2026-01-22 11:13 M 4.0
Mateare
Nicaragua
65.0 km
2026-01-04 14:20 M 4.8
Chinandega
Nicaragua
81.2 km
2025-12-24 19:24 M 4.3
Chinandega
Nicaragua
47.2 km
2025-11-20 07:26 M 4.6
San Miguel
El Salvador
197.0 km
2025-11-17 17:23 M 5.2 Mateare
Nicaragua
124.3 km
2025-10-28 22:03 M 4.4
Chinandega
Nicaragua
41.3 km
2025-10-17 10:48 M 4.4
León
Nicaragua
123.1 km
2025-10-10 06:27 M 4.6
San Miguel
El Salvador
171.5 km
2025-10-01 18:18 M 4.3
Mateare
Nicaragua
162.1 km
2025-09-01 00:22 M 4.2
León
Nicaragua
50.2 km
2025-08-04 23:06 M 4.6
León
Nicaragua
35.0 km
2025-08-01 18:32 M 4.8
Managua
Nicaragua
122.0 km
2025-07-06 02:28 M 4.4
Chinandega
Nicaragua
170.2 km
2025-05-28 04:46 M 4.4
Mateare
Nicaragua
100.7 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events
2025-08 2 events
2025-09 1 events
2025-10 4 events
2025-11 2 events
2025-12 1 events
2026-01 4 events
2026-02 1 events
2026-03 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

1
1906
1
1921
1
1925
1
1926
1
1930
1
1931
1
1932
1
1934
1
1935
2
1938
1
1942
1
1947
4
1951
1
1952
1
1955
1
1957
1
1958
1
1959
1
1961
1
1963
1
1964
1
1965
1
1966
2
1969
2
1970
1
1971
9
1973
4
1974
3
1975
5
1976
4
1977
8
1978
2
1979
3
1980
6
1981
9
1982
11
1983
8
1984
7
1985
9
1986
11
1987
12
1988
10
1989
8
1990
9
1991
20
1992
13
1993
6
1994
14
1995
18
1996
19
1997
14
1998
43
1999
17
2000
26
2001
19
2002
21
2003
25
2004
27
2005
21
2006
26
2007
17
2008
19
2009
16
2010
17
2011
17
2012
24
2013
51
2014
23
2015
44
2016
21
2017
26
2018
30
2019
23
2020
40
2021
36
2022
25
2023
21
2024
18
2025
6
2026
Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 4.8 6
2025 M 5.2 18
2024 M 5.6 21
2023 M 5.2 25
2022 M 6.1 36
2021 M 6.5 40
2020 M 5.2 23
2019 M 5.9 30
2018 M 5.6 26
2017 M 4.9 21
2016 M 6.1 44
2015 M 5.4 23
2014 M 6.2 51
2013 M 5.1 24
2012 M 4.6 17
2011 M 5.7 17
2010 M 4.8 16
2009 M 5.2 19
2008 M 5.1 17
2007 M 5.6 26
2006 M 5.5 21
2005 M 5.1 27
2004 M 5.6 25
2003 M 4.6 21
2002 M 5.6 19
2001 M 5.7 26
2000 M 4.7 17
1999 M 6.0 43
1998 M 5.4 14
1997 M 5.6 19
1996 M 6.7 18
1995 M 4.9 14
1994 M 5.6 6
1993 M 5.9 13
1992 M 6.0 20
1991 M 5.1 9
1990 M 5.7 8
1989 M 5.3 10
1988 M 5.2 12
1987 M 6.5 11
1986 M 5.0 9
1985 M 5.9 7
1984 M 5.6 8
1983 M 5.6 11
1982 M 6.0 9
1981 M 5.2 6
1980 M 5.2 3
1979 M 4.8 2
1978 M 5.4 8
1977 M 5.4 4
1976 M 5.3 5
1975 M 5.0 3
1974 M 5.8 4
1973 M 5.4 9
1971 M 5.7 1
1970 M 6.5 2
1969 M 5.7 2
1966 M 5.5 1
1965 M 5.8 1
1964 M 5.6 1
1963 M 5.6 1
1961 M 6.2 1
1959 M 5.7 1
1958 M 5.8 1
1957 M 5.9 1
1955 M 6.2 1
1952 M 6.3 1
1951 M 6.1 4
1947 M 6.2 1
1942 M 6.3 1
1938 M 6.1 2
1935 M 5.6 1
1934 M 6.2 1
1932 M 7.1 1
1931 M 6.1 1
1930 M 6.0 1
1926 M 7.0 1
1925 M 6.3 1
1921 M 7.2 1
1906 M 6.2 1