Nicaragua Earthquake Impact Analysis for March 2026

A March 26, 2026 earthquake event near Managua, Nicaragua, with a magnitude of 5.5 and a depth of 155.688 km. The dataset, created by the WFP's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, provides geospatial information on the event's epicenter and estimates 695,347 people were impacted within a 50km radius. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the earthquake's epicenter and affected area based on the provided latitude and longitude coordinates.
• Estimate population exposure for humanitarian relief planning based on the 695,347 people impacted figure.
• Analyze seismic event characteristics for risk modeling based on the magnitude and depth parameters.

Strengths

• Includes specific event parameters: magnitude 5.5, depth 155.688 km, and precise epicenter coordinates (12.1114, -86.3881).
• Provides a concrete impact estimate of 695,347 people within 50km of the epicenter.
• Sourced from an operational humanitarian analysis system (WFP ADAM).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single event.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by an automated system following a sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

Event date: March 26, 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:07:58.241558; freshness should be verified.

Geography

13km west of Managua, Nicaragua; impact radius of 50km.