Latest today See all | Mag. 2.7 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Puntarenas, Costa Rica - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.0 North Pacific Ocean - Puntarenas, Costa Rica - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Jun 30, 03:57 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.7 8 km | 17 km (10.6 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 48 km south of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Jun 30, 03:50 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.7 22 km | 3.8 km south of Canoas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Info | ||
Jun 30, 03:50 pm (Costa Rica) | 4.0 26 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 48 km south of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | |
Jun 30, 01:33 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.6 12 km | 35 km southeast of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica I FELT IT | Info | ||
Jun 30, 01:23 pm (Costa Rica) | 2.8 19 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the W | Costa Rica: 16 km al Sur de Paquera, Puntarenas. I FELT IT | Info | |
Jun 30, 02:18 pm (Panama) | 2.5 13 km | 13 km (8.1 mi) to the SE | 49 km south of Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | Info | |
Jun 30, 12:56 pm (Panama) | 3.1 17 km | 16 km (9.9 mi) to the SE | 41 km west of David, Chiriqui, Panama I FELT IT | Info | |
Jun 30, 12:48 am (GMT -6) | 3.2 28 km | 99 km (62 mi) to the NW | North Pacific Ocean, 98 km southwest of Managua, Managua, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | |
Jun 29, 11:00 pm (Managua) | 2.6 52 km | 60 km (37 mi) to the NW | North Pacific Ocean, 41 km west of Nicaragua, Rivas, Nicaragua | 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 7 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.7:
A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Costa Rica in the early afternoon of Sunday, Jun 30, 2024 at 3.57 pm local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8 km (5 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Costa Rica was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.0, 1 quake of magnitude , and 5 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Costa Rica in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.0 and occurred 7 hours 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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