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Costa Rica · Puntarenas Province

M4.8 Earthquake near Puerto Jiménez, Puntarenas Province (Costa Rica)

UTC time: 2025-06-07 04:06:30 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Puntarenas Province · Puerto Jiménez

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near Puerto Jiménez, Puntarenas Province (Costa Rica) on June 7, 2025 at 04:06 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 USP. Costa Rica: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 5 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.3.

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 (26.1 km)
Regional average: 26.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 185 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 198 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 214 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Puerto Jimenez AirportCosta Rica · PJM · MRPJ
    24.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Golfito AirportCosta Rica · GLF · MRGF
    37.7 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

Puntarenas Province

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 96 Catalogue entries

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