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M3.2 Earthquake near OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

UTC time: 2025-11-17 10:25:32 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.2
Depth
4.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

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About this earthquake

On November 17, 2025 at 10:25 UTC, a magnitude M3.2 earthquake occurred near OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 4 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

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

Details

ID
1ea4883f544927f95c7943455e7fd730475456b0
Magnitude
M3.2
Depth
4.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-17 10:25:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
7.54670, -83.30770
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 4 km
Shallow
4 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: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 277 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 280 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 301 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 312 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 327 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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