Latest See all | Mag. 4.3 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - 58 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica - |
Strongest past 7 days | 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, 06:59 pm (GMT -6) | 4.3 13 km | 100 km (62 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 58 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 06:59 pm (GMT -6) | 3.6 0 km | 99 km (62 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 59 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Friday, April 19, 2024 GMT (5 quakes) | |||||
Apr 19, 08:02 am (Costa Rica) | 3.3 56 km | 37 km (23 mi) to the S | 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 | 42 km (26 mi) to the NW | 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 | 21 km (13 mi) to the SW | 22 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 03:02 am (Costa Rica) | 2.7 18 km | 98 km (61 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 39 km south of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 02:25 am (Costa Rica) | 2.6 39 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the S | 36 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (5 quakes) | |||||
Apr 18, 12:46 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.2 6 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the S | 37 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
Apr 18, 11:55 am (Costa Rica) | 2.4 20 km | 79 km (49 mi) to the W | Costa Rica: 4 km al Este de Jaco, Garabito. | Info | |
Apr 18, 04:59 am (Costa Rica) | 3.7 31 km | 32 km (20 mi) to the S | 42 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT - 4 reports | Info | |
Apr 18, 02:47 am (Costa Rica) | 3.1 24 km | 67 km (42 mi) to the SE | 7.3 km southeast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info |
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Cartago 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 1,000 quakes on average per year in or near Cartago, Costa Rica. Cartago has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.
The last earthquake in Cartago occurred 10 hours ago and had a magnitude of 4.3:
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).
In the past 7 days, Cartago was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.3, 6 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 12 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Cartago in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 4.3 and occurred 10 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).