Latest See all | Mag. 2.7 earthquake 33 km west of Concepcion - Chiriqui, Panama - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 4.0 39 km west of David - Chiriqui, Panama - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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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, 08:35 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.6 63 km | Heredia, 13 km north of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | ||
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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 | |
May 6, 06:22 am (GMT -6) | 3.4 23 km | 40 km (25 mi) to the NE | Caribbean Sea, 62 km north of Ciudad de Limon, Limon, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
May 6, 01:30 am (Costa Rica) | 2.3 36 km | 44 km southeast of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | ||
May 5, 11:57 pm (GMT -6) | 3.6 17 km | 62 km (39 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
May 5, 08:36 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.7 80 km | Cartago, 9.6 km east of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | ||
May 5, 08:06 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.5 34 km | 16 km west of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica | 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 5 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.7:
A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake hit 33 km (21 mi) away from Concepcion, Chiriqui, Panama, shortly after midnight, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 12.10 am local time (America/Panama GMT -5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 18 km (11 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, Costa Rica was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.0, 14 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 4.0 and occurred 4 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit 39 km (24 mi) away from David, Chiriqui, Panama, in the morning of Friday, May 3, 2024 at 11.26 am local time (America/Panama GMT -5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 12 km (7 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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