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M4.3 Earthquake near 6 km S of Corredor, Costa Rica

UTC time: 2025-01-11 10:32:23 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
8.5 km
Source
USGS

6 km S of Corredor, Costa Rica

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About this earthquake

On January 11, 2025 at 10:32 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 6 km S of Corredor, Costa Rica. With a focal depth of about 9 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 event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
3e817652935a32dd4b1f99ccc4c98baa5c2d87c5
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
8.5 km
UTC time
2025-01-11 10:32:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
8.57830, -82.95630

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.5 km
Shallow
8.5 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: 52 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Irazu
    Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 214 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 228 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 246 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Golfito AirportCosta Rica · GLF · MRGF
    26.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Puerto Jimenez AirportCosta Rica · PJM · MRPJ
    38.1 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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