Costa Rica

M4.7 Earthquake near COSTA RICA (Costa Rica)

UTC time: 2025-07-06 19:59:58 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On July 6, 2025 at 19:59 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near COSTA RICA (Costa Rica). With a focal depth of about 44 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Costa Rica: 5 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.3.

Details

ID
2528e6864a1a53d6f5e5f54d6c76678e00fbdf77
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
44.2 km
UTC time
2025-07-06 19:59:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
9.57980, -84.26460
Temperature
27.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 44.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 44.2 km
Shallow
44.2 km
44.2 km — deeper than 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

Felt reports

35felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Jul 6, 2025, 11:03 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Quepos Managua AirportCosta Rica · XQP · MRQP
    21.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tobías Bolaños International AirportCosta Rica · SYQ · MRPV
    44.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Juan Santamaría International AirportCosta Rica · SJO · MROC
    46.4 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

Costa Rica

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 393 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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