A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 15:03:54 UTC on 16 January 2018 (09:03:54 local time), 62.6 km (38.9 mi) SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua; 79.3 km (49.3 mi) SW of Rivas, Nicaragua and 101.3 km (62.9 mi) S of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua.