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M2.6 Earthquake near COSTA RICA (Costa Rica)

UTC time: 2025-08-07 06:18:10 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 7, 2025 at 06:18 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near COSTA RICA (Costa Rica). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 36 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Costa Rica: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 6 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

ID
e956efcd4f8011eea32c4909516bf592e82c360e
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
36.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-07 06:18:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Costa Rica
City
Liberia
Source
emsc
Coordinates
10.75000, -85.35000
Temperature
23.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 36 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 36 km
Shallow
36 km
36 km — deeper 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: 9 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'729 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Costa Rica
  • Miravalles
    Distance: 22 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'028 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Costa Rica
  • Orosi
    Distance: 29 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Costa Rica
  • Tenorio
    Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'916 m ·Costa Rica
  • Arenal
    Distance: 78 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'670 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Costa Rica
  • Concepcion
    Distance: 93 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'700 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Nicaragua

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Daniel Oduber Quirós International AirportCosta Rica · LIR · MRLB
    27.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 799 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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