Latest See all | Mag. 2.7 earthquake 21 km north of San Isidro de El General - San Jose, Costa Rica - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 4.0 North Pacific Ocean - Puntarenas, Costa Rica - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Jul 2, 03:28 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.7 22 km | 21 km north of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | ||
Jul 2, 06:58 am (Costa Rica) | 2.8 29 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 80 km south of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | |
Jul 2, 05:48 am (Costa Rica) | 2.8 26 km | 4.1 km east of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica | Info | ||
Jul 2, 03:41 am (Costa Rica) | 2.8 11 km | 20 km northeast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
Jul 2, 02:37 am (Costa Rica) | 2.7 17 km | 29 km south of San José, Alajuela, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
Jul 2, 01:06 am (Costa Rica) | 3.1 39 km | 1 km (0.6 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 57 km southwest of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Monday, July 1, 2024 GMT (8 quakes) | |||||
Jul 1, 03:24 pm (Costa Rica) | 3.2 30 km | 11 km northeast of San Vito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | ||
Jul 1, 01:03 pm (GMT -6) | 3.5 23 km | 46 km (29 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 91 km west of Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Jul 1, 01:47 pm (Panama) | 3.7 12 km | 67 km (42 mi) to the SE | Bocas del Toro, 66 km northeast of David, Chiriqui, Panama I FELT IT | Info |
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Costa Rica has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,500 quakes on average per year in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.
On average, Costa Rica has about 1,300 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 174 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 7.6 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Costa Rica occurred 4 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.7:
A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake hit 21 km (13 mi) away from San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica, in the early afternoon of Tuesday, Jul 2, 2024 at 3.28 pm local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 22 km (14 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, Costa Rica was shaken by 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 15 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 27 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Costa Rica in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 4.0 and occurred 2 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Costa Rica in the early afternoon of Sunday, Jun 30, 2024 at 3.50 pm local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 26 km (16 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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