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M2.5 Earthquake near OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

UTC time: 2026-10-17 09:17:40 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
14.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

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About this earthquake

On October 17, 2026 at 09:17 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 14 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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

Details

ID
1c70e88ec9237331d4202209025b77858253d1b5
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
14.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-17 09:17:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
8.35460, -84.02540
Temperature
26.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14 km
Shallow
14 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: 171 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 182 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 188 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 198 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 206 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 220 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

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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