Latest today See all | Mag. 2.4 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Puntarenas, Costa Rica - |
Strongest today | Mag. 3.8 North Pacific Ocean - Puntarenas, Costa Rica - |
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Jul 5, 01:49 am (Costa Rica) | 2.4 22 km | 2 km (1.2 mi) to the SE | ![]() | Info | |
Thursday, July 4, 2024 GMT (17 quakes) | |||||
Jul 4, 12:15 pm (Costa Rica) | 3.3 15 km | 4 km (2.5 mi) to the SE | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 4, 11:54 am (GMT -6) | 3.4 25 km | 53 km (33 mi) to the W | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 4, 11:53 am (Costa Rica) | 3.1 24 km | 8 km (5 mi) to the W | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 4, 11:51 am (Costa Rica) | 3.8 19 km | 3 km (1.9 mi) to the SE | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 4, 05:19 am (Costa Rica) | 2.9 15 km | 3 km (1.9 mi) to the SE | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 4, 03:57 am (Costa Rica) | 2.3 9 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jul 4, 02:59 am (Costa Rica) | 2.5 4 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jul 4, 02:23 am (Panama) | 3.0 18 km | 11 km (6.8 mi) to the SE | ![]() | 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 34 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.4:
A light magnitude 2.4 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Costa Rica in the early morning of Friday, Jul 5, 2024 at 1.49 am 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 24 hours, Costa Rica has had 4 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 4 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Costa Rica in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.8 and occurred 15 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Costa Rica in the morning of Thursday, Jul 4, 2024 at 11.51 am local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 19 km (12 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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