Costa Rica

Costa Rica – Earthquakes

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Quakes this month
101
Latest UTC: 2026-09-20 13:54:41
Strongest
M5.9
7 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica
Country rank
#15
595 quakes in 2026 · out of 15 countries
Averages
M3.17 · 26 km
Avg this month: M3.06

Seismic profile

Analysis period20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026Data as of: 20 Sep 2026 · 17:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Costa Rica · M ≥ 4.5

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 41 event entries of M4.5 or above for this area and period, spread over 26 days.

Catalogue entries4120 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.97 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica ↗
Depth · median27.0 km41 events with valid depth
Last 30 days4Previous 30 days: 0

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 4.5

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

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MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month20 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 20250
October 202501 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 20255
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 202512
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 20251
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 20263
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 20261
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 20261
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 20262
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 20266
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 20263
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 20263
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 20261
September 2026 · Partial month01 Sep 2026 – 20 Sep 20263

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 41

M 4.5 – < 5.030
M 5.0 – < 6.011
M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

41 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km22
30 – < 70 km16
70 – < 300 km3
300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days4
Previous 30 days0
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods3

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Area selection: stored country code. Events without country attribution and events outside this country are excluded, even if felt there.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 4.5

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 20 Sep 2025 17:00 – 20 Sep 2026 17:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

10 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Area selection: stored country code. Events without country attribution and events outside this country are excluded, even if felt there.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC15
  • GFZ13
  • USGS11
  • INGV1
  • USP1

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 20 Sep 2026 · 17:32 UTC

Overview – Costa Rica

The latest recorded earthquake in Costa Rica was on 2026-09-20 at 13:54 UTC in Limón Province with magnitude M2.7.

In the current month, 101 earthquakes were recorded in Costa Rica with an average magnitude of 3.06.

Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in Puntarenas Province (211), followed by Puntarenas (177).

The strongest recorded earthquake in Costa Rica reached magnitude M5.9 on 2025-10-22.

In 2026, 41% of events were M≥3 and 1% were M≥5.

All-time events
929
Strongest
M5.9
Latest (UTC)
2026-09-20 13:54:41 UTC

Map – Costa Rica

Markers show the latest 30 earthquakes in Costa Rica.

Strongest – Costa Rica

Open event
M5.9 7 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica
UTC: 2025-10-22 03:57:08 UTC · Depth: 31 km

Recent earthquakes – Costa Rica

Showing the latest 30 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).

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M2.7 Depth: 3 km
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Limón Province · Telire

Time (UTC) 2026-09-20 13:54:41 UTC
Coordinates 9.432, -83.152
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.8 Depth: 4 km
Open event ↗

Cartago Province · Llano Grande

Time (UTC) 2026-09-20 12:56:02 UTC
Coordinates 9.958, -83.884
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.6 Depth: 152 km
Open event ↗

Alajuela Province · Pital

Time (UTC) 2026-09-20 07:05:25 UTC
Coordinates 10.455, -84.304
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.5 Depth: 54 km
Open event ↗

San Jose Province · Copey

Time (UTC) 2026-09-20 02:12:41 UTC
Coordinates 9.451, -83.950
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.8 Depth: 100 km
Open event ↗

San Jose Province · Dulce Nombre de Jesús

Time (UTC) 2026-09-20 00:45:16 UTC
Coordinates 10.148, -83.951
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M4.5 Depth: 26 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province · Guaycará

Time (UTC) 2026-09-18 22:09:37 UTC
Coordinates 8.747, -83.025
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M3.3 Depth: 42 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province · Guaycará

Time (UTC) 2026-09-18 13:15:42 UTC
Coordinates 8.711, -83.019
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.5 Depth: 17 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-18 05:39:42 UTC
Coordinates 9.678, -84.861
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M3.3 Depth: 16 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-18 05:29:43 UTC
Coordinates 9.664, -84.857
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M3.9 Depth: 21 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-18 00:42:27 UTC
Coordinates 9.108, -84.014
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M3.0 Depth: 59 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province · Miramar

Time (UTC) 2026-09-17 15:24:20 UTC
Coordinates 10.173, -84.669
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M3.7 Depth: 9 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-17 12:53:23 UTC
Coordinates 9.135, -84.168
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M3.6 Depth: 20 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-17 12:22:27 UTC
Coordinates 9.220, -84.091
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M3.8 Depth: 14 km
Open event ↗

Guanacaste · Nacascolo

Time (UTC) 2026-09-17 05:28:15 UTC
Coordinates 10.795, -85.663
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.9 Depth: 9 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-17 04:32:21 UTC
Coordinates 8.062, -83.139
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.5 Depth: 21 km
Open event ↗

Limón Province · Matama

Time (UTC) 2026-09-15 23:55:13 UTC
Coordinates 9.832, -83.151
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M3.0 Depth: 8 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-15 03:35:41 UTC
Coordinates 8.946, -84.243
Source emsc

OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

M2.6 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-15 01:54:28 UTC
Coordinates 8.829, -84.312
Source emsc

OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

M2.6 Depth: 24 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-14 05:57:10 UTC
Coordinates 9.146, -83.897
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M3.4 Depth: 16 km
Open event ↗

Guanacaste · Cabo Velas

Time (UTC) 2026-09-14 05:11:19 UTC
Coordinates 10.360, -85.830
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.6 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-13 19:27:36 UTC
Coordinates 8.858, -84.162
Source emsc

OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

M3.7 Depth: 9 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-13 19:12:18 UTC
Coordinates 8.884, -84.130
Source emsc

OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

M2.5 Depth: 40 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province · Puntarenas

Time (UTC) 2026-09-13 18:49:15 UTC
Coordinates 9.870, -84.764
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.7 Depth: 6 km
Open event ↗

San Jose Province · San Isidro

Time (UTC) 2026-09-13 16:15:41 UTC
Coordinates 9.696, -84.076
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.9 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-13 15:33:24 UTC
Coordinates 8.958, -83.984
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M2.8 Depth: 3 km
Open event ↗

Guanacaste

Time (UTC) 2026-09-13 11:09:16 UTC
Coordinates 10.094, -85.804
Source emsc

COSTA RICA

M4.1 Depth: 9 km
Open event ↗

Limón Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 23:34:05 UTC
Coordinates 9.674, -82.644
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M4.0 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 09:59:09 UTC
Coordinates 8.944, -84.062
Source emsc

OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

M3.3 Depth: 19 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province · Laurel

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 08:20:01 UTC
Coordinates 8.477, -82.929
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M2.7 Depth: 7 km
Open event ↗

Puntarenas Province

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 06:41:18 UTC
Coordinates 8.928, -84.060
Source emsc

OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

Top regions – Costa Rica

Regions are derived from the most specific available location fields (e.g. state, then city).

  1. Puntarenas Province
    Events: 212
  2. Puntarenas
    Events: 177
  3. Guanacaste
    Events: 79
  4. Alajuela
    Events: 52
  5. San Jose Province
    Events: 29

FAQ – Costa Rica

What is the latest recorded earthquake in Costa Rica?
The newest entry in our database for Costa Rica is dated 2026-09-20 13:54:41 UTC.
What was the strongest recorded earthquake in Costa Rica?
The strongest recorded event in our database for Costa Rica reached magnitude M5.9.
How many earthquakes are recorded for Costa Rica?
QuakeMap24 currently contains 929 recorded earthquakes for Costa Rica (all-time, based on our database).
What are typical average magnitude and depth in Costa Rica?
Across all recorded events in Costa Rica, the average magnitude is M3.17 and the average depth is 26 km.
Why do some events show city/state/village and others only a place name?
Locality labels depend on the available source data. Some providers deliver precise administrative levels; others provide a broader place description.
How can I explore more than the last 30 events?
Use the country history page for Costa Rica to explore earthquake activity with filters.
How often is this page updated?
The content is generated from the QuakeMap24 database and refreshes as new events are ingested. Timestamps are shown in UTC for consistency.

Regions · Costa Rica

Significant historical earthquakes – Costa Rica

with casualties or damage

  1. 1910 Cartago, San Jose M6.4 700 deaths
  2. 1991 Limon, Pandora; Panama M7.6 90 deaths 510 M USD tsunami
  3. 1952 Costa Rica 29 deaths
  4. 1973 Tilaran, Arenal, Rio Chiquito M6.5 26 deaths 0 M USD
  5. 2009 La Paz M6.1 23 deaths 502 M USD
  6. 1955 Costa Rica M5.8 10 deaths
  7. 2004 San Jose, Parrita, Quepos M6.4 8 deaths
  8. 1983 Se, Panama: W M7.5 6 deaths 1 M USD tsunami

Country history – Costa Rica

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