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M2.6 Earthquake near Copey, San Jose Province (Costa Rica)

UTC time: 2026-08-22 01:17:14 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near Copey, San Jose Province (Costa Rica) on August 22, 2026 at 01:17 UTC. With a focal depth of about 25 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Costa Rica: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 4 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.3.

Details

ID
074b602eeaafe1f7968194d01085cbe30cb32054
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
25.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-22 01:17:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Costa Rica
State
San Jose Province
City
Copey
County
Dota
Village
Copey
Source
emsc
Coordinates
9.61460, -83.81120
Temperature
21.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25 km
Shallow
25 km
25 km — close to the regional average (26.1 km)
Regional average: 26.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Irazu
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 46 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 66 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica
  • Arenal
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'670 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Costa Rica

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Quepos Managua AirportCosta Rica · XQP · MRQP
    39.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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San Jose Province

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 35 Catalogue entries

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