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Latest quakes in or near Coto Brus, Puntarenas, Costa Rica - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.6 earthquake Costa Rica, 16 km northeast of San Vito, Puntarenas -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 4.2 Panama: 9 Km Al Noroeste De Salitral, Panamá - Mar 3, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 09:20 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Coto Brus, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Coto Brus, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Coto Brus has had 4 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 3.1.
In the past 30 days, Coto Brus has had 35 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.2:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 3 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 30 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 2.6 Earthquake Costa Rica, 16 km NE of San Vito, Puntarenas -
Strongest: Mag. 4.2 Earthquake Panama: 9 Km Al Noroeste De Salitral, Panamá -
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Latest quakes in or near Coto Brus, Puntarenas, Costa Rica - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
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
Panama, 31 km northwest of Concepcion, Chiriqui Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (2 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
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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
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 26, 03:04 am (Costa Rica)
Mar 26, 09:04 GMT
2.3

20 km
Panama, 44 km northwest of Concepcion, Chiriqui Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 10:19 pm (Costa Rica)
Mar 25, 04:19 GMT
1.9

26 km
Costa Rica, 9.5 km east of Corredor, Puntarenas Info
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 20, 02:59 pm (Costa Rica)
Mar 20, 20:59 GMT
2.9

14 km
Panama-costa Rica Border Region Info
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 19, 05:41 pm (Costa Rica)
Mar 19, 23:41 GMT
2.5

17 km
Panama-costa Rica Border Region Info
Mar 19, 04:13 pm (Costa Rica)
Mar 19, 22:13 GMT
2.4

21 km
4 Km al norte de Paso Canoas, Costa Rica Info
Mar 19, 02:36 pm (Costa Rica)
Mar 19, 20:36 GMT
2.1

37 km
Costa Rica: 27 Km al oeste de Salitral, Panamá Info
Mar 19, 02:26 am (Panama)
Mar 19, 07:26 GMT
2.1

23 km
Panama: 2 Km al noreste de Salitral, Panamá Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.6 x 1011 joules (44.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 38.2 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 229 quakes on average per year in or near Coto Brus, Puntarenas, Costa Rica:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.52 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.9 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 12.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 125 quakes per year (or 10.4 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 226 quakes per year (or 18.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 228 quakes per year (or 19 quakes per month)
Coto Brus has a very high level of seismic activity. Coto Brus 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.

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