Latest See all | Mag. 2.0 earthquake 32 km south of San Jose - San Jose, Costa Rica - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 4.4 North Pacific Ocean - Guanacaste, Costa Rica - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 7, 04:47 am (Costa Rica) | 2.0 27 km | 32 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | ||
May 7, 02:59 am (Costa Rica) | 2.2 6 km | Cartago, 33 km southeast of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | ||
May 7, 02:21 am (Costa Rica) | 2.4 31 km | 9 km (5.6 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 42 km southwest of Tejar, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 7, 12:39 am (Panama) | 3.1 19 km | 11 km (6.8 mi) to the SE | 48 km west of David, Chiriqui, Panama I FELT IT | Info | |
May 7, 12:10 am (Panama) | 2.7 18 km | 1 km (0.6 mi) to the SE | 33 km west of Concepcion, Chiriqui, Panama I FELT IT | Info | |
May 6, 10:38 pm (GMT -6) | 4.4 6 km | 106 km (66 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 157 km west of Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
May 6, 08:35 pm (Costa Rica) | 3.1 78 km | Heredia, 13 km north of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
Monday, May 6, 2024 GMT (10 quakes) | |||||
May 6, 01:51 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.3 22 km | 26 km northwest of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | ||
May 6, 01:11 pm (Costa Rica) | 3.6 41 km | 35 km south of Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 6, 10:08 am (Costa Rica) | 2.7 22 km | 20 km (12 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 77 km southwest of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 6, 06:42 am (GMT -6) | 3.0 12 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the E | Caribbean Sea, 63 km east of Ciudad de Limon, Limon, Costa Rica 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 18 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+: 8 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Costa Rica occurred 7 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.0:
A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake hit 32 km (20 mi) away from San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica, in the early morning of Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 4.47 am local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 27 km (17 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, Costa Rica was shaken by 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 16 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 40 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Costa Rica in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 4.4 and occurred 13 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Costa Rica late in the evening of Monday, May 6, 2024 at 10.38 pm local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 6 km (3.7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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