Latest today See all | Mag. 3.3 earthquake Caribbean Sea - Nicaragua - |
Latest felt | Mag. 4.0 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 70 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.3 North Pacific Ocean - 58 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 19, 09:15 pm (Managua) | 3.3 7 km | 12 km (7.5 mi) to the N | Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 07:00 pm (Managua) | 3.0 5 km | 33 km (21 mi) to the NW | 24 km north of San Carlos, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 06:59 pm (GMT -6) | 4.3 13 km | 38 km (24 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 58 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 06:58 pm (GMT -6) | 4.0 7 km | 48 km (30 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 70 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
Friday, April 19, 2024 GMT (9 quakes) | |||||
Apr 19, 12:29 pm (GMT -6) | 3.6 23 km | 66 km (41 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 69 km west of Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 11:14 am (Costa Rica) | 3.0 11 km | 43 km northwest of Ciudad Quesada, Alajuela, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 19, 09:49 am (Panama) | 2.6 19 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the SE | 50 km west of David, Chiriqui, Panama I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 08:02 am (Costa Rica) | 3.3 56 km | 43 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 19, 05:42 am (Costa Rica) | 3.5 79 km | Alajuela, 24 km northwest of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 19, 05:38 am (Costa Rica) | 2.6 11 km | 22 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 19, 04:12 am (Panama) | 3.1 17 km | 17 km (10.6 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 42 km west of David, Chiriqui, Panama I FELT IT | Info |
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Costa Rica has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,400 quakes on average per year in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.
On average, Costa Rica has about 1,300 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 175 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 7.6 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Costa Rica occurred 5 hours ago and had a magnitude of 3.3:
A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near the coast of Nicaragua in the evening of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 9.15 pm local time (America/Managua GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 7 km (4.3 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Costa Rica was shaken by 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 7 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 4 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Costa Rica today had a magnitude of 4.3 and occurred 7 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Costa Rica in the late afternoon of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 6.59 pm local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 12.8 km (8 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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