Latest quake See all | Mag. 3.3 earthquake Costa Rica, 7.5 km north of San Isidro de El General, San Jose - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 73 km southwest of Golfito, Puntarenas - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Mar 28, 08:23 am (Costa Rica) Mar 28, 14:23 GMT | 3.3 13 km | Costa Rica, 7.5 km north of San Isidro de El General, San Jose I FELT IT | Info | ||
Mar 28, 04:25 am (Costa Rica) Mar 28, 10:25 GMT | 2.6 31 km | Costa Rica, 30 km west of San Jose, San Jose | Info | ||
Mar 28, 04:25 am (GMT -6) Mar 28, 10:25 GMT | 3.3 9 km | 62 km (39 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, 134 km southwest of San Jose, San Jose I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 28, 02:21 am (Costa Rica) Mar 28, 08:21 GMT | 2.6 5 km | Costa Rica, 9.9 km north of San Isidro de El General, San Jose I FELT IT | Info | ||
Mar 27, 10:08 pm (Costa Rica) Mar 28, 04:08 GMT | 2.6 22 km | Costa Rica, 16 km northeast of San Vito, Puntarenas | Info | ||
Mar 27, 09:18 pm (Panama) Mar 28, 02:18 GMT | 2.1 37 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the SE | Panama, 31 km northwest of Concepcion, Chiriqui | Info | |
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
Mar 27, 07:25 am (Costa Rica) Mar 27, 13:25 GMT | 3.1 20 km | Costa Rica, 15 km northeast of San Vito, Puntarenas I FELT IT | Info | ||
Mar 27, 04:05 am (Costa Rica) Mar 27, 10:05 GMT | 2.0 19 km | Costa Rica, 10.8 km southeast of Golfito, Puntarenas | Info | ||
Mar 27, 12:58 am (GMT -6) Mar 27, 06:58 GMT | 3.3 19 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, 178 km south of San Jose, San Jose I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 27, 12:23 am (Panama) Mar 27, 05:23 GMT | 3.2 40 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Panama, 48 km southwest of David, Chiriqui I FELT IT | Info | |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (6 quakes) | |||||
Mar 26, 05:59 pm (Costa Rica) Mar 26, 23:59 GMT | 3.0 15 km | 17 km (10.6 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 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 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.
The last earthquake in Costa Rica occurred 9 hours ago and had a magnitude of 3.3:
A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit 7.5 km (4.6 mi) away from San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica, in the morning of Thursday, Mar 28, 2024 at 8.23 am local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 13 km (8 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 4.2, 21 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 24 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Costa Rica in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 4.2 and occurred 3 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Costa Rica in the morning of Monday, Mar 25, 2024 at 10.06 am local time (GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 15 km (9 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | ###DIST_LABEL### | Location | Details | Map |
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Mar 7, 08:20 GMT Mar 7, 02:20 am (GMT -6) | 5.7 11 km | 68 km (42 mi) to the W | 78 Km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica 27 reports | Info | |
Jun 10, 2021 23:27 GMT Jun 10, 2021 05:27 pm (GMT -6) | 5.7 10 km | 86 km (53 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, 140 km southwest of Puntarenas, Puntarenas 155 reports | Info | |
Aug 24, 2020 21:51 GMT Aug 24, 2020 03:51 pm (Costa Rica) | 6.0 24 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the SW | 12 Km Al Suroeste De Jaco, Garabito. (Costa Rica) 180 reports | Info | |
Jun 26, 2019 05:23 GMT Jun 26, 2019 12:23 am (Panama) | 6.3 34 km | 14 km (8.7 mi) to the SE | Panama, 4.1 km west of Siogui Abajo, Chiriqui 595 reports | Info | |
May 12, 2019 19:24 GMT May 12, 2019 02:24 pm (Panama) | 6.0 10 km | 5 km (3.1 mi) to the SE | Panama-Costa Rica Border Region 198 reports | Info | |
Aug 17, 2018 23:22 GMT Aug 17, 2018 05:22 pm (Costa Rica) | 6.1 10 km | Costa Rica 185 reports | Info | ||
Jan 16, 2018 15:03 GMT Jan 16, 2018 09:03 am (GMT -6) | 5.9 30 km | 43 km (27 mi) to the NW | Near Coast of Nicaragua 30 reports | Info | |
Nov 13, 2017 02:28 GMT Nov 12, 2017 08:28 pm (Costa Rica) | 6.6 25 km | Costa Rica, 24 km southwest of San Rafael Abajo, San Jose 151 reports | Info | ||
Dec 8, 2014 08:54 GMT Dec 8, 2014 03:54 am (Panama) | 6.6 20 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Panama, 48 km southwest of Isla de Los Higueros Island, Chiriqui 37 reports | Info | |
Dec 6, 2014 17:21 GMT Dec 6, 2014 11:21 am (GMT -6) | 5.8 10 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the SE | Panama-Costa Rica Border Region 41 reports | Info | |
Sep 5, 2012 14:42 GMT Sep 5, 2012 08:42 am (Costa Rica) | 7.6 40 km | Costa Rica, 22 km southeast of Nicoya, Guanacaste 6 reports | Info | ||
Apr 22, 1991 21:56 GMT Apr 22, 1991 03:56 pm (Costa Rica) | 7.6 10 km | Costa Rica, 34 km south of Ciudad de Limon, Limon | Info | ||
Mar 25, 1990 13:22 GMT Mar 25, 1990 07:22 am (Costa Rica) | 7.3 22 km | 5 km (3.1 mi) to the W | Costa Rica | Info | |
Apr 3, 1983 02:50 GMT Apr 2, 1983 08:50 pm (Costa Rica) | 7.1 37 km | Costa Rica | Info | ||
Aug 23, 1978 00:38 GMT Aug 22, 1978 06:38 pm (Costa Rica) | 7.0 56 km | 1 km (0.6 mi) to the W | Costa Rica | Info | |
Oct 5, 1950 16:09 GMT Oct 5, 1950 04:09 pm (universal) | 7.5 98 km | Costa Rica | Info | ||
Dec 6, 1941 21:24 GMT Dec 6, 1941 03:24 pm (GMT -6) | 7.0 15 km | 87 km (54 mi) to the S | off the coast of Costa Rica | Info | |
Dec 5, 1941 20:47 GMT Dec 5, 1941 02:47 pm (Costa Rica) | 7.3 20 km | 4 km (2.5 mi) to the S | Costa Rica | Info | |
Jul 18, 1934 01:36 GMT Jul 18, 1934 01:36 am (universal) | 7.5 30 km | 46 km (29 mi) to the SE | south of Panama | Info | |
Mar 4, 1924 10:07 GMT Mar 4, 1924 04:07 am (Costa Rica) | 7.1 15 km | Costa Rica | Info |