Earthquakes by city Nicaragua 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Rivas today

Rivas, Nicaragua: 922 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

30,000

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

922

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.1

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Managua

Coordinates 11.437, -85.826

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-13 03:45 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.1

San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua

1956-10-24 14:42 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Rivas today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Rivas.

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Rivas.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Rivas reached magnitude 7.1 on 1956-10-24 14:42 UTC, near San Rafael del Sur.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Rivas today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Rivas.

When was the last earthquake near Rivas?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-13 03:45 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Rivas?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Rivas reached magnitude 7.1 on 1956-10-24 14:42 UTC, near San Rafael del Sur.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Rivas

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

69.3 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 16 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-13 03:45	M 4.5	San Rafael del Sur Nicaragua	67.9 km
2026-03-26 17:15	M 5.5	Managua Nicaragua	160.0 km
2026-03-23 02:10	M 4.1	Diriamba Nicaragua	77.2 km
2026-03-11 16:37	M 4.8	Rivas Nicaragua	200.4 km
2026-03-07 17:42	M 4.4	Rivas Nicaragua	46.7 km
2026-03-07 15:00	M 4.3	Rivas Nicaragua	35.0 km
2026-03-07 10:34	M 4.3	Diriamba Nicaragua	35.0 km
2026-02-19 03:00	M 4.7	Diriamba Nicaragua	73.4 km
2026-01-07 00:43	M 4.2	Managua Nicaragua	158.8 km
2025-12-16 04:55	M 4.5	San Rafael del Sur Nicaragua	87.7 km
2025-11-22 10:29	M 4.5	San José Costa Rica	218.7 km
2025-09-05 21:48	M 4.5	Rivas Nicaragua	195.0 km
2025-08-02 03:54	M 4.3	Masaya Nicaragua	76.5 km
2025-06-29 11:37	M 4.5	Rivas Nicaragua	184.7 km
2025-05-23 19:30	M 4.3	Liberia Costa Rica	10.0 km
2025-05-14 11:24	M 4.4	Liberia Costa Rica	42.7 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-06 1 events

2025-08 1 events

2025-09 1 events

2025-11 1 events

2025-12 1 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-02 1 events

2026-03 6 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1956 M 7.1 max · 3 earthquakes 1901 M 7.1 max · 1 earthquakes 1967 M 7.1 max · 2 earthquakes 2004 M 7.0 max · 47 earthquakes 1932 M 6.8 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.5	9
2025	M 4.5	14
2024	M 5.5	19
2023	M 5.1	12
2022	M 5.1	14
2021	M 6.3	17
2020	M 5.5	19
2019	M 5.4	25
2018	M 5.8	17
2017	M 5.5	13
2016	M 5.2	19
2015	M 5.8	7
2014	M 6.6	30
2013	M 5.9	19
2012	M 4.8	17
2011	M 6.0	19
2010	M 5.7	21
2009	M 5.5	15
2008	M 5.4	25
2007	M 5.5	34
2006	M 5.5	20
2005	M 6.6	42
2004	M 7.0	47
2003	M 4.8	14
2002	M 5.3	18
2001	M 5.6	25
2000	M 5.4	39
1999	M 4.6	17
1998	M 6.0	20
1997	M 5.7	28
1996	M 6.0	26
1995	M 5.2	15
1994	M 5.8	8
1993	M 5.9	12
1992	M 6.0	25
1991	M 5.4	7
1990	M 6.8	13
1989	M 5.5	12
1988	M 6.6	12
1987	M 6.4	12
1986	M 5.9	10
1985	M 6.3	4
1984	M 6.2	18
1983	M 5.2	6
1982	M 5.3	12
1981	M 5.1	2
1980	M 5.1	10
1979	M 5.5	11
1978	M 5.0	7
1977	M 5.2	3
1976	M 5.3	5
1975	M 5.0	9
1974	M 5.6	10
1973	M 5.1	2
1972	M 6.3	3
1971	M 5.3	2
1970	M 5.6	1
1969	M 6.6	3
1967	M 7.1	2
1966	M 5.6	1
1965	M 5.8	1
1964	M 5.9	1
1961	M 5.9	1
1959	M 5.9	3
1958	M 5.8	1
1956	M 7.1	3
1955	M 6.1	1
1954	M 6.0	2
1952	M 6.1	2
1951	M 5.7	1
1949	M 6.1	1
1941	M 6.1	2
1939	M 6.1	1
1932	M 6.8	1
1931	M 6.2	1
1922	M 6.4	1
1901	M 7.1	1