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M4.4 Earthquake near 31 km SSE of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica

UTC time: 2025-03-04 07:29:51 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
14.1 km
Source
USGS

31 km SSE of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica

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About this earthquake

On March 4, 2025 at 07:29 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near 31 km SSE of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 14 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
0cd2fbef895d6ee6547ff499ccbd5fbbaa70437d
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
14.1 km
UTC time
2025-03-04 07:29:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
8.69900, -83.41630

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.1 km
Shallow
14.1 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

  • Baru
    Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 176 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 189 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 206 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Puerto Jimenez AirportCosta Rica · PJM · MRPJ
    22.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Golfito AirportCosta Rica · GLF · MRGF
    26.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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