Latest quakes in or near Puntarenas, Costa Rica - list, stats and map
Latest See all | Mag. 3.1 earthquake Caribbean Sea - Limon, Costa Rica - |
Latest felt | Mag. 3.7 earthquake 42 km south of San Jose - San Jose, Costa Rica - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 3.8 Heredia - San Jose, Costa Rica - |
- 14 quakes above magnitude 3
- 19 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 18, 07:42 am (Costa Rica) | 3.1 15 km | 62 km (39 mi) to the E | Caribbean Sea, 33 km southeast of Ciudad de Limon, Limon, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 18, 04:59 am (Costa Rica) | 3.7 31 km | 13 km (8.1 mi) to the SE | 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 | 13 km (8.1 mi) to the SE | 7.3 km southeast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 18, 02:17 am (GMT -6) | 3.0 28 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 93 km southwest of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 17, 09:35 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.3 16 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 32 km south of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Info | |
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
Apr 17, 04:27 am (Costa Rica) | 3.3 21 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 32 km south of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica I FELT IT - 8 reports | Info | |
Apr 17, 04:23 am (Costa Rica) | 2.7 13 km | Costa Rica: 5 km al Este de Ujarras, Buenos Aires. I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 16, 06:46 pm (Costa Rica) | 3.8 92 km | 51 km (32 mi) to the E | Heredia, 32 km north of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
Apr 16, 07:11 pm (Panama) | 3.1 8.7 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the E | 32 km southwest of Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama I FELT IT | Info | |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (12 quakes) | |||||
Apr 16, 05:07 pm (Costa Rica) | 3.1 26 km | 4 km (2.5 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 17 km southwest of Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 16, 05:44 pm (Panama) | 2.7 21 km | 12 km (7.5 mi) to the SE | 41 km west of David, Chiriqui, Panama | Info |
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 7 or higher: 0.18 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.6 years)
- Mag. 6 or higher: 1.15 quakes per year
- Mag. 5 or higher: 6.3 quakes per year
- Mag. 4 or higher: 100 quakes per year (or 8.4 quakes per month)
- Mag. 3 or higher: 957 quakes per year (or 80 quakes per month)
- Mag. 2 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.4 quakes per day)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.5 quakes per day)
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Puntarenas Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
Puntarenas 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 1,600 quakes on average per year in or near Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Puntarenas has had at least 22 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.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
On average, Puntarenas has about 957 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 100 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 6.3 quakes per year).
+When was the latest earthquake in Puntarenas?
The last earthquake in Puntarenas occurred 4 hours ago and had a magnitude of 3.1:
A light magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near the coast of Costa Rica in the morning of Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 at 7.42 am local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 15 km (9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in Puntarenas in the past 7 days?
In the past 7 days, Puntarenas has had 14 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 19 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
+What was the strongest quake in Puntarenas in the past 7 days?
The strongest earthquake in Puntarenas in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 3.8 and occurred 1 day 17 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit 32 km (20 mi) away from San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica, in the late afternoon of Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 at 6.46 pm local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 92 km (57 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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