Latest today See all | Mag. 2.7 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Managua, Nicaragua - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.1 6.1 km southwest of San Jose - San Jose, Costa Rica - |
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Jun 18, 03:41 am (Managua) | 2.7 113 km | 66 km (41 mi) to the NW | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 17, 09:49 pm (GMT -6) | 3.0 10 km | 65 km (40 mi) to the W | ![]() | Info | |
Monday, June 17, 2024 GMT (13 quakes) | |||||
Jun 17, 07:26 am (Costa Rica) | 2.5 15 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 17, 05:59 am (GMT -6) | 3.0 23 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the S | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 17, 05:52 am (Managua) | 3.2 176 km | 54 km (34 mi) to the NW | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 17, 04:30 am (Costa Rica) | 2.9 16 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 17, 04:11 am (Costa Rica) | 2.2 5 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 17, 04:05 am (Costa Rica) | 2.3 48 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 17, 01:49 am (Costa Rica) | 2.3 5 km | ![]() | 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 2,400 quakes on average per year in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has had at least 18 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+: 8 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Costa Rica occurred 1 hour and 37 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.7:
A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Nicaragua in the early morning of Tuesday, Jun 18, 2024 at 3.41 am local time (America/Managua GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 113 km (70 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Costa Rica was shaken by 0 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 2 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 1 quake of magnitude.
The strongest earthquake in Costa Rica in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.1 and occurred 1 day 16 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit 6.1 km (3.8 mi) away from San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica, around noon of Sunday, Jun 16, 2024 at 1.15 pm local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The quake had a moderate depth of 70 km (43 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.
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