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M4.1 Earthquake near COSTA RICA (Costa Rica)

UTC time: 2025-08-22 06:45:36 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.1 earthquake was recorded near COSTA RICA (Costa Rica) on August 22, 2025 at 06:45 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Costa Rica: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 5 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

ID
d3e88e9d809bbc30267863b7f5cf81f1f2476758
Magnitude
M4.1
Depth
11.3 km
UTC time
2025-08-22 06:45:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Costa Rica
City
Ciudad de San José
Source
emsc
Coordinates
9.93450, -84.08400
Temperature
18.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.3 km
Shallow
11.3 km
11.3 km — shallower than the regional average (25.8 km)
Regional average: 25.8 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

48felt 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: Aug 22, 2025, 8:02 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tobías Bolaños International AirportCosta Rica · SYQ · MRPV
    6.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Juan Santamaría International AirportCosta Rica · SJO · MROC
    15.2 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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