Latest See all | Mag. 2.0 earthquake 32 km south of San Jose - San Jose, Costa Rica - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 3.9 60 km southeast of San Jose - San Jose, 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 | 38 km (24 mi) to the SW | 32 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 7, 02:59 am (Costa Rica) | 2.2 6 km | 13 km (8.3 mi) to the S | Cartago, 33 km southeast of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 7, 02:21 am (Costa Rica) | 2.4 31 km | 79 km (49 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 42 km southwest of Tejar, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 6, 08:35 pm (Costa Rica) | 3.1 78 km | 33 km (20 mi) to the NW | Heredia, 13 km north of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Monday, May 6, 2024 GMT (6 quakes) | |||||
May 6, 01:51 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.3 22 km | 35 km (22 mi) to the S | 26 km northwest of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 6, 10:08 am (Costa Rica) | 2.7 22 km | 84 km (52 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 77 km southwest of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 6, 01:30 am (Costa Rica) | 2.3 36 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the S | 44 km southeast of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 5, 08:36 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.7 80 km | 17 km (10.6 mi) to the NW | Cartago, 9.6 km east of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 5, 08:06 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.5 34 km | 49 km (31 mi) to the S | 16 km west of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
May 5, 06:55 pm (GMT -6) | 2.6 5 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 52 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Sunday, May 5, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
May 5, 04:43 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.9 22 km | 86 km (53 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 47 km southwest of San Rafael Abajo, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info |
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Paraiso has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 993 quakes on average per year in or near Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica. Paraiso has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.
The last earthquake in Paraiso occurred 5 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, Paraiso has had 3 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 22 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Paraiso in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 3.9 and occurred 5 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit 60 km (38 mi) away from San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica, in the early afternoon of Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2.14 pm local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 70 km (43 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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