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M4.6 Earthquake near PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION (Costa Rica)

UTC time: 2025-10-25 23:45:13 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION (Costa Rica) on October 25, 2025 at 23:45 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
9c306ac218e5902e497ef525a9fef93b5b0b5875
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-25 23:45:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Costa Rica
City
San Vito
Source
emsc
Coordinates
8.86280, -82.99810
Temperature
22.9°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
10 km — shallower than the regional average (25.9 km)
Regional average: 25.9 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

13felt 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: Oct 26, 2025, 12:35 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Golfito AirportCosta Rica · GLF · MRGF
    30.8 kmStraight-line distance
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    49.4 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

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Context for this earthquake

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

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