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M4.8 Earthquake near COSTA RICA (Costa Rica)

UTC time: 2025-06-07 04:06:34 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On June 7, 2025 at 04:06 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near COSTA RICA (Costa Rica). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 21 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Costa Rica: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 5 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.3.

Details

ID
f153c925e93f115893ce1f5d07d4e9399c3839f4
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
20.6 km
UTC time
2025-06-07 04:06:34 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Costa Rica
City
Sierpe
Source
emsc
Coordinates
8.74210, -83.34790
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 20.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 20.6 km
Shallow
20.6 km
20.6 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.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Jun 7, 2025, 4:17 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Golfito AirportCosta Rica · GLF · MRGF
    20.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Puerto Jimenez AirportCosta Rica · PJM · MRPJ
    23.8 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

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Context for this earthquake

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

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