Risk events in Nicaragua, March 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

4 events were recorded: 3 earthquakes and 1 conflict event.

4 eventsSources: usgs · gdelt

4 events· Nicaragua

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World map of risk events0 countries with events, 4 events plottedMilitary force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 7 Mar 2026M4.5 — 16 km WSW of El Viejo, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 27 Mar 2026M5.5 — 2 km WSW of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 26 Mar 2026M4.8 — 4 km SSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 11 Mar 2026
Earthquake
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3 in the list
Disaster
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0 in the list
Conflict
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1 in the list
Unrest
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0 in the list
Advisory
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Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0.7
3
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 13.1
1
Unrest
90-day baseline: 4.1
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events

What is happening now

4 events · newest first

  1. Earthquake

    M4.5 — 16 km WSW of El Viejo, Nicaragua

    M4.5 · El Viejo · Source: usgs

  2. Earthquake

    M5.5 — 2 km WSW of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua

    M5.5 · Managua · Source: usgs

  3. Earthquake

    M4.8 — 4 km SSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua

    M4.8 · Granada · Source: usgs

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.