Latest quake See all | Mag. 2.1 earthquake 12 km south of Nicaragua, Rivas - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 3.8 North Pacific Ocean, 40 km west of Liberia, Guanacaste - Mar 11, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Mar 26, 01:41 am (Managua) Mar 26, 07:41 GMT | 2.1 161 km | 85 km (53 mi) to the NW | 12 km south of Nicaragua, Rivas | Info | |
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 24, 10:39 pm (Managua) Mar 25, 04:39 GMT | 2.5 179 km | 59 km (37 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, 60 km northwest of Liberia, Guanacaste | Info | |
Mar 24, 07:53 pm (Managua) Mar 25, 01:53 GMT | 2.0 137 km | 78 km (49 mi) to the NW | 16 km east of Nicaragua, Rivas | Info | |
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 23, 04:21 am (Costa Rica) Mar 23, 10:21 GMT | 2.3 10 km | 64 km (40 mi) to the S | Costa Rica, 5.7 km south of Canas, Guanacaste | Info | |
Mar 23, 03:48 am (Costa Rica) Mar 23, 09:48 GMT | 2.5 10 km | 64 km (39 mi) to the S | Costa Rica: 5 km al Sur de Canas, Guanacaste. | Info | |
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 21, 09:23 am (Managua) Mar 21, 15:23 GMT | 3.5 56 km | 99 km (62 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 27 km southwest of Nicaragua, Rivas I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 21, 04:23 am (Costa Rica) Mar 21, 10:23 GMT | 2.5 3 km | 65 km (40 mi) to the SE | Costa Rica: 12 km al Este de Tronadora, Tilaran. | Info | |
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 18, 09:27 pm (Costa Rica) Mar 19, 03:27 GMT | 2.8 8 km | 56 km (35 mi) to the SE | Costa Rica: 8 km al Este de Tronadora, Tilaran. | Info | |
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 18, 04:09 am (Costa Rica) Mar 18, 10:09 GMT | 3.7 112 km | 44 km (28 mi) to the S | 32 Km al norte de Liberia, Costa Rica | Info | |
Mar 18, 01:51 am (Managua) Mar 18, 07:51 GMT | 2.9 45 km | 74 km (46 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 41 km south of Nicaragua, Rivas | Info | |
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 17, 04:18 am (Costa Rica) Mar 17, 10:18 GMT | 2.9 47 km | 73 km (45 mi) to the W | 13 Km Al Norte De Caba Santa Elena, Costa Rica | Info |
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San José 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 299 quakes on average per year in or near San José, Alajuela, Costa Rica. San José has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.
The last earthquake in San José occurred 2 days ago and had a magnitude of 2.1:
A light magnitude 2.1 earthquake hit 11.9 km (7 mi) away from Nicaragua, Rivas, Nicaragua, in the early morning of Tuesday, Mar 26, 2024 at 1.41 am local time (America/Managua GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 161 km (100 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 30 days, San José has had 8 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 22 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in San José in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.8 and occurred 2 weeks ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Costa Rica in the early morning of Monday, Mar 11, 2024 at 4.41 am local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 26 km (16 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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