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M3.7 Earthquake near OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA (Costa Rica)

UTC time: 2025-08-26 09:58:28 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 26, 2025 at 09:58 UTC, a magnitude M3.7 earthquake occurred near OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA (Costa Rica). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 19 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

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

Details

ID
e6ec5f714729becb3825e35d7ed8193cf784e03a
Magnitude
M3.7
Depth
19.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-26 09:58:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Costa Rica
Source
emsc
Coordinates
9.98830, -85.79770
Temperature
28.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 19 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 19 km
Shallow
19 km
19 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Rincon de la Vieja Activity reported
    Distance: 106 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'729 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Costa Rica
  • Miravalles
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'028 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Costa Rica
  • Tenorio
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'916 m ·Costa Rica
  • Orosi
    Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Costa Rica
  • Arenal
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'670 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Nosara AirportCosta Rica · NOB · MRNS
    15.9 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

Costa Rica

Context for this earthquake

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

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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