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Latest quakes in or near Leon Cortes Castro, San Jose, Costa Rica - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.3 earthquake Costa Rica, 7.5 km north of San Isidro de El General, San Jose -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 3.9 18 Km Al Oeste De Puerto Quepos, Costa Rica - Feb 28, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 04:50 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Leon Cortes Castro, San Jose, Costa Rica, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Leon Cortes Castro, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Leon Cortes Castro has had 3 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 3.3.
In the past 30 days, Leon Cortes Castro has had 82 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.9:
  • 14 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 67 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 3.3 Earthquake Costa Rica, 7.5 km N of San Isidro de El General, San Jose -
Strongest: Mag. 3.9 Earthquake 18 Km Al Oeste De Puerto Quepos, Costa Rica -
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Latest quakes in or near Leon Cortes Castro, San Jose, Costa Rica - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 08:23 am (Costa Rica)
Mar 28, 14:23 GMT
3.3

13 km
Costa Rica, 7.5 km north of San Isidro de El General, San Jose
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 04:25 am (Costa Rica)
Mar 28, 10:25 GMT
2.6

31 km
Costa Rica, 30 km west of San Jose, San Jose Info
Mar 28, 02:21 am (Costa Rica)
Mar 28, 08:21 GMT
2.6

5 km
Costa Rica, 9.9 km north of San Isidro de El General, San Jose
I FELT IT
Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 26, 03:18 pm (Costa Rica)
Mar 26, 21:18 GMT
2.8

55 km
Costa Rica, 34 km west of San Isidro de El General, San Jose Info
Mar 26, 01:58 am (Costa Rica)
Mar 26, 07:58 GMT
2.5

8 km
Costa Rica, 15 km west of San Jose, San Jose Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 25, 11:02 am (Costa Rica)
Mar 25, 17:02 GMT
2.5

14 km
Cartago, Costa Rica, 32 km southeast of San Jose, San Jose Info
Mar 25, 05:44 am (Costa Rica)
Mar 25, 11:44 GMT
3.1

49 km
Cartago, Costa Rica, 8 km southeast of San Jose, San Jose
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 25, 12:57 am (Costa Rica)
Mar 25, 06:57 GMT
3.7

36 km
Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 43 km south of San Jose, San Jose
I FELT IT
Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 24, 12:57 pm (Costa Rica)
Mar 24, 18:57 GMT
3.3

19 km
Costa Rica, 40 km south of San Jose, San Jose
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 24, 07:30 am (Costa Rica)
Mar 24, 13:30 GMT
2.3

7 km
Costa Rica, 27 km southeast of San Jose, San Jose Info
Mar 23, 08:12 pm (Costa Rica)
Mar 24, 02:12 GMT
2.8

30 km
Costa Rica, 7.2 km northwest of San Isidro de El General, San Jose Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.8 x 1011 joules (50.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 43.4 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 567 quakes on average per year in or near Leon Cortes Castro, San Jose, Costa Rica:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.4 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.69 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 12.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 181 quakes per year (or 15.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 560 quakes per year (or 47 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 564 quakes per year (or 47 quakes per month)
Leon Cortes Castro has a very high level of seismic activity. Leon Cortes Castro has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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