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M3.3 Earthquake near OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA

UTC time: 2025-12-20 20:35:56 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
300.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.3 earthquake was recorded near OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA on December 20, 2025 at 20:35 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 300 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

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

Details

ID
ef28d591e1dafa6c4c4dcdd28fb9ccf1ef9ede0b
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
300.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-20 20:35:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
6.80330, -83.17910
Temperature
27.0°C

Depth profile

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

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 234 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 361 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 364 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 384 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 395 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 410 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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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