A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 09:30:02 UTC on 24 March 2019 (03:30:02 local time), 26.9 km (16.7 mi) NE of Nagarote, Nicaragua; 39.1 km (24.3 mi) NNW León, Nicaragua and 44.7 km (27.8 mi) E Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event (Figure 1) at 12.107°N, 86.752°W, and at a depth of 95.7 km (59.5 mi).