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M5.8 Earthquake near Off Coast of Central America

UTC time: 2025-07-14 17:16:52 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off Coast of Central America

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M5.8 Earthquake near Off Coast of Central America · 2025-07-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near Off Coast of Central America · 2025-07-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 14, 2025 at 17:16 UTC, a magnitude M5.8 earthquake occurred near Off Coast of Central America. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
875111dced374232465f3066b21a3a89e16bb532
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-14 17:16:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
5.80000, -83.29000
Temperature
27.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Pedregal301.9 kmN17'427
San José467.9 kmN335'007
Managua775.6 kmNW973'087

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 344 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 469 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 473 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 490 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM6.2
M6.22025-07-14 17:16:55 UTC79.4 km206 km S of Burica, Panama M3.62025-07-17 20:37:34 UTC89.3 kmOFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA M3.12025-07-19 01:20:04 UTC135.7 kmSOUTH OF PANAMA M3.62025-07-24 00:52:11 UTC124.8 kmOFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA M3.72025-08-02 18:40:11 UTC38.2 kmOFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA M3.02025-08-09 09:23:27 UTC95.7 kmOFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA M3.82025-08-10 12:47:45 UTC51.3 kmSOUTH OF PANAMA M3.32025-08-13 00:57:49 UTC107.1 kmSOUTH OF PANAMA

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥412
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-03-20

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.62025-07-14 17:16:48 UTC73.3 km214 km S of Burica, Panama M6.62025-07-14 17:16:48 UTC70.3 km217 km S of Burica, Panama M6.22025-07-14 17:16:50 UTC76.0 kmSOUTH OF PANAMA M6.22025-07-14 17:16:49 UTC79.4 km206 km S of Burica, Panama M5.72025-06-05 00:09:20 UTC80.8 kmSouth of Panama

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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