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

Latest See all	Mag. 2.4 earthquake 37 km south of San Jose - San Jose, Costa Rica -
Strongest past 30 days	Mag. 4.6 31 km northeast of San Jose - San Jose, Costa Rica - Apr 6, 2024 -

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In the past 24 hours, San Jose has had one quake of magnitude 2.4.

In the past 30 days, San Jose has had 57 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.6:

3 quakes above magnitude 4
11 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
43 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

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Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	1 quake	no data	1	-	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	13 quakes	no data	11	2	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	57 quakes	no data	43	11	3	-	-	-
Past 3 years	1,839 quakes	34	1,264	490	48	3	-	-
Past 10 years	3,599 quakes	53	2,306	1,129	103	7	1	-

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Latest quakes in or near San Jose, Costa Rica - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Apr 16, 12:34 am (Costa Rica)	2.4 22 km	37 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica	Info
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 14, 03:01 pm (Costa Rica)	2.6 45 km	Puntarenas, 42 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica	Info
Saturday, April 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 13, 11:56 am (Costa Rica)	2.3 4 km	6.9 km southeast of Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica	Info
Friday, April 12, 2024 GMT (9 quakes)
Apr 12, 12:40 pm (Costa Rica)	3.1 23 km	North Pacific Ocean, 45 km south of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica	Info
Apr 12, 06:39 am (Costa Rica)	2.9 22 km	Costa Rica: 22 km al Oeste de Jaco, Garabito.	Info
Apr 12, 03:11 am (Costa Rica)	2.3 31 km	30 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica	Info
Apr 12, 03:11 am (Costa Rica)	3.2 42 km	North Pacific Ocean, 37 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica	Info
Apr 12, 02:37 am (Costa Rica)	2.9 4 km	Cartago, 32 km east of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica	Info
Apr 12, 01:37 am (Costa Rica)	2.6 3 km	Costa Rica: 8 km al Norte de Santa Cruz, Turrialba.	Info
Apr 12, 12:40 am (GMT -6)	2.8 7 km	North Pacific Ocean, 56 km south of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica	Info
Apr 11, 11:38 pm (Costa Rica)	2.5 19 km	Costa Rica: 21 km al Oeste de Jaco, Garabito.	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.5 x 10¹² joules (426 megawatt hours, equivalent to 366 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 504 quakes on average per year in or near San Jose, Costa Rica:

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.9 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 0.49 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 13.9 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 168 quakes per year (or 14 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 497 quakes per year (or 41 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 501 quakes per year (or 42 quakes per month)

San Jose has a very high level of seismic activity. San Jose 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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San Jose Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in or near San Jose, Costa Rica?

San Jose 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 504 quakes on average per year in or near San Jose, Costa Rica. San Jose 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.

+When was the latest earthquake in San Jose?

The last earthquake in San Jose occurred 6 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.4:

Mag. 2.4 earthquake 37 km south of San Jose - San Jose, Costa Rica -

A light magnitude 2.4 earthquake hit 37 km (23 mi) away from San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica, in the early morning of Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 at 12.34 am local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 22 km (14 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

+How many quakes were there in San Jose in the past 30 days?

In the past 30 days, San Jose has been shaken by 3 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 11 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 43 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.

+What was the strongest quake in San Jose in the past 30 days?

The strongest earthquake in San Jose in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 4.6 and occurred 10 days ago:

Mag. 4.6 earthquake 31 km northeast of San Jose - San Jose, Costa Rica - Apr 6, 2024 -

A strong magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit 31 km (19 mi) away from San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica, in the morning of Saturday, Apr 6, 2024 at 11.25 am local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.