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M3.7 Earthquake near OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA

UTC time: 2025-08-02 18:40:11 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.7
Depth
283.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA

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About this earthquake

On August 2, 2025 at 18:40 UTC, a magnitude M3.7 earthquake occurred near OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA. At around 283 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

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

Details

ID
d59f836fb0dcb08976ed119f259cd4c9896cdfb1
Magnitude
M3.7
Depth
283.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-02 18:40:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
5.92660, -83.61080
Temperature
27.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 283 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 283 km
Intermediate
283 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 341 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 451 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 456 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 471 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 480 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 493 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

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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