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Earthquakes in Costa Rica: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Costa Rica, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events463
24h0
30 days3
12 months26
LargestM 7.6
avg_depth31.3 km
Quake Pulse Activity Index

Costa Rica

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index75/100Elevated
Current 30 days2
Historical monthly median1.0
Historical percentileP75
M5+ in 30 days0
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendabove the historical median (+100%)
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Country snapshot

A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 30 days3M4.5+ 2 · M6+ 0Max M 5.6
Last 365 days26M4.5+ 25 · M6+ 0Max M 5.9
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d2
Monthly reference2.1
Relative activity×1.0
Historical maximumM 7.6

Strongest in 30 days : M 5.6 · 94 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Recent earthquakes — Costa Rica

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

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Seismic activity

Costa Rica · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

Costa Rica · 30 days

Country activity: Costa Rica

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Costa Rica from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Sardinal78 USGS referencesQuepos42 USGS referencesGolfito32 USGS referencesFinca Blanco26 USGS referencesTamarindo25 USGS referencesSámara23 USGS referencesJacó20 USGS referencesCiudad Cortés17 USGS referencesBijagua10 USGS referencesHojancha10 USGS referencesSan Isidro9 USGS referencesLa Cruz9 USGS referencesNicoya8 USGS referencesPuerto Cortés7 USGS referencesParrita7 USGS referencesPuerto Armuelles7 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 5.694 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica8.0 km2026-09-30 21:55:26 UTCView event →
M 3.912 km NW of Corredor, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-09-18 22:09:36 UTCView event →
M 5.045 km SSE of Quepos, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-09-10 08:26:53 UTCView event →
M 4.910 km NNW of Cot, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-08-24 07:37:17 UTCView event →
M 4.9163 km S of Sámara, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-08-10 20:54:58 UTCView event →
M 5.218 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica35.0 km2026-07-07 18:11:30 UTCView event →
M 4.98 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica67.7 km2026-06-10 03:01:35 UTCView event →
M 4.766 km SSW of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-06-04 01:55:12 UTCView event →
M 4.527 km S of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica15.1 km2026-05-22 09:19:59 UTCView event →
M 4.524 km NNE of San Vito, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-05-19 02:23:33 UTCView event →
M 5.016 km ENE of Jacó, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-05-13 16:22:30 UTCView event →
M 5.02 km NNE of Palmichal, Costa Rica70.8 km2026-04-28 03:49:47 UTCView event →
M 5.772 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica17.0 km2026-04-15 06:56:01 UTCView event →
M 4.720 km S of Golfito, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-03-17 20:25:26 UTCView event →
M 4.523 km WSW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-03-08 17:42:01 UTCView event →
M 4.513 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-03-07 11:10:23 UTCView event →
M 4.613 km NNW of Barranco Adentro, Panama10.0 km2026-02-18 09:06:35 UTCView event →
M 4.514 km ESE of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-02-02 01:01:15 UTCView event →
M 4.560 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica10.0 km2026-01-12 12:31:25 UTCView event →
M 5.163 km WSW of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica11.0 km2025-11-22 18:41:20 UTCView event →
M 4.59 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica218.7 km2025-11-22 10:29:01 UTCView event →
M 4.517 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica45.0 km2025-11-21 19:47:06 UTCView event →
M 5.555 km WSW of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica10.0 km2025-11-18 22:36:33 UTCView event →
M 4.744 km W of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica25.0 km2025-11-17 18:30:23 UTCView event →
M 4.528 km SSE of Buenos Aires, Costa Rica62.1 km2025-11-16 11:51:59 UTCView event →
M 5.921 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica20.0 km2025-10-22 03:57:05 UTCView event →
M 4.79 km NNE of Tilarán, Costa Rica10.0 km2025-10-04 21:08:45 UTCView event →
M 4.543 km SSE of Quepos, Costa Rica26.4 km2025-09-29 05:42:36 UTCView event →
M 4.688 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2025-09-22 11:56:32 UTCView event →
M 4.84 km NNE of Quesada, Costa Rica117.2 km2025-08-01 19:33:11 UTCView event →
M 4.77 km SSW of Tejar, Costa Rica43.8 km2025-07-06 19:59:59 UTCView event →
M 4.719 km WNW of Golfito, Costa Rica10.0 km2025-06-07 04:06:32 UTCView event →
M 5.141 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2025-04-13 21:30:25 UTCView event →
M 4.845 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica9.6 km2025-02-23 12:18:03 UTCView event →
M 4.752 km W of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2024-10-15 00:10:49 UTCView event →
M 4.933 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica64.7 km2024-10-12 18:17:51 UTCView event →
M 4.733 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica43.9 km2024-10-12 18:12:08 UTCView event →
M 6.240 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica16.0 km2024-10-12 17:43:44 UTCView event →
M 4.645 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica15.0 km2024-10-11 20:40:28 UTCView event →
M 4.551 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2024-10-08 20:25:44 UTCView event →
M 4.881 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2024-08-25 16:07:17 UTCView event →
M 4.614 km WSW of Canoas, Costa Rica10.0 km2024-05-26 04:37:10 UTCView event →
M 4.812 km WNW of Progreso, Panama8.7 km2024-05-25 20:11:37 UTCView event →
M 4.963 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica47.5 km2024-03-31 03:46:15 UTCView event →
M 4.589 km SW of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica10.0 km2024-03-18 10:08:54 UTCView event →
M 4.575 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica25.0 km2024-03-16 16:39:07 UTCView event →
M 4.575 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2024-03-11 03:59:01 UTCView event →
M 5.075 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica16.2 km2024-03-11 03:47:16 UTCView event →
M 5.678 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica9.0 km2024-03-07 08:20:10 UTCView event →
M 4.714 km SE of Upala, Costa Rica167.1 km2023-11-23 07:06:18 UTCView event →
M 5.214 km NNE of San Isidro, Costa Rica10.0 km2023-10-21 10:45:58 UTCView event →
M 4.567 km WSW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2023-09-14 03:34:20 UTCView event →
M 4.512 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama19.4 km2023-09-09 09:31:05 UTCView event →
M 4.511 km NW of Finca Blanco, Panama10.0 km2023-09-09 05:12:22 UTCView event →
M 4.8123 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2023-08-07 04:33:07 UTCView event →
M 4.616 km WNW of La Cruz, Costa Rica89.3 km2023-05-09 02:28:08 UTCView event →
M 4.543 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica41.5 km2023-04-18 06:09:05 UTCView event →
M 4.543 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica32.8 km2023-03-29 18:49:10 UTCView event →
M 5.58 km SE of Quepos, Costa Rica35.0 km2023-03-21 01:44:13 UTCView event →
M 4.589 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2023-03-19 14:12:27 UTCView event →
M 4.564 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica10.0 km2023-03-19 09:51:57 UTCView event →
M 4.740 km SSE of Quepos, Costa Rica10.5 km2023-03-11 17:08:45 UTCView event →
M 4.63 km ESE of San Juan, Costa Rica17.5 km2023-02-19 22:56:52 UTCView event →
M 4.815 km E of Río Segundo, Costa Rica10.0 km2023-02-18 08:24:12 UTCView event →
M 4.519 km ENE of Jacó, Costa Rica44.9 km2023-01-30 14:11:33 UTCView event →
M 4.551 km S of Sámara, Costa Rica37.6 km2023-01-08 05:54:06 UTCView event →
M 4.560 km WSW of Sardinal, Costa Rica10.0 km2022-10-17 14:43:09 UTCView event →
M 4.521 km W of San Isidro, Costa Rica10.0 km2022-09-12 18:01:39 UTCView event →
M 5.137 km WNW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica15.0 km2022-09-03 06:53:35 UTCView event →
M 4.567 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica10.0 km2022-07-31 16:42:00 UTCView event →
M 4.560 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica10.0 km2022-07-29 01:05:36 UTCView event →
M 4.725 km WNW of Golfito, Costa Rica10.0 km2022-06-17 07:26:24 UTCView event →
M 4.85 km SSW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica35.0 km2022-05-23 17:34:39 UTCView event →
M 5.013 km NNW of Golfito, Costa Rica18.5 km2022-05-08 00:25:40 UTCView event →
M 4.552 km SSE of Quepos, Costa Rica34.1 km2022-05-02 18:24:26 UTCView event →
M 4.953 km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica36.2 km2022-03-21 05:17:16 UTCView event →
M 4.568 km WSW of Sardinal, Costa Rica10.0 km2022-03-18 16:20:17 UTCView event →
M 4.665 km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica10.0 km2022-02-20 15:32:42 UTCView event →
M 5.024 km S of Golfito, Costa Rica18.2 km2022-02-04 21:24:03 UTCView event →
M 4.616 km WSW of Orotina, Costa Rica37.1 km2022-01-13 19:32:49 UTCView event →
M 4.632 km S of Jacó, Costa Rica10.0 km2021-10-19 06:32:20 UTCView event →
M 5.017 km WSW of Jacó, Costa Rica16.3 km2021-10-13 02:54:26 UTCView event →
M 4.760 km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica10.0 km2021-07-30 04:29:33 UTCView event →
M 4.663 km WSW of Sardinal, Costa Rica22.4 km2021-06-22 10:41:55 UTCView event →
M 5.7102 km S of Sámara, Costa Rica10.0 km2021-06-10 23:27:02 UTCView event →
M 4.558 km NNE of Matina, Costa Rica18.6 km2021-05-25 04:03:03 UTCView event →
M 4.726 km W of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica31.9 km2021-03-29 20:46:37 UTCView event →
M 4.623 km WSW of Parrita, Costa Rica23.0 km2021-02-28 00:01:51 UTCView event →
M 4.613 km W of Golfito, Costa Rica16.3 km2021-02-16 01:31:29 UTCView event →
M 4.547 km SSW of Sámara, Costa Rica10.0 km2021-02-09 04:37:50 UTCView event →
M 5.512 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama10.0 km2021-01-29 13:14:44 UTCView event →
M 4.915 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama12.8 km2021-01-29 11:23:29 UTCView event →
M 4.76 km WSW of Corredor, Costa Rica21.0 km2020-12-08 14:53:14 UTCView event →
M 4.72 km S of Corredor, Costa Rica18.8 km2020-12-08 14:20:51 UTCView event →
M 4.511 km S of Esparza, Costa Rica35.0 km2020-12-08 03:33:31 UTCView event →
M 4.620 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama8.3 km2020-11-09 04:56:41 UTCView event →
M 5.12 km NNW of Ángeles, Costa Rica72.1 km2020-11-01 05:01:09 UTCView event →
M 4.515 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama10.0 km2020-09-13 07:24:23 UTCView event →
M 4.648 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica10.5 km2020-09-08 13:29:03 UTCView event →
M 4.511 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama10.0 km2020-09-05 16:28:47 UTCView event →
M 4.55 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama4.7 km2020-09-05 05:38:15 UTCView event →
M 4.515 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama10.0 km2020-09-04 17:55:00 UTCView event →
M 4.915 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama10.0 km2020-09-04 17:48:53 UTCView event →
M 5.611 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama13.2 km2020-09-04 17:45:21 UTCView event →
M 6.04 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica20.0 km2020-08-24 21:51:09 UTCView event →
M 5.061 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica41.6 km2020-04-15 13:30:36 UTCView event →
M 4.548 km N of Matina, Costa Rica10.0 km2020-04-08 14:32:49 UTCView event →
M 4.670 km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica10.0 km2020-03-30 17:15:08 UTCView event →
M 5.225 km SE of Buenos Aires, Costa Rica39.2 km2020-03-07 02:40:47 UTCView event →
M 4.9133 km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica10.0 km2020-02-05 12:36:44 UTCView event →
M 4.542 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica10.0 km2020-02-03 10:29:55 UTCView event →
M 5.248 km W of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica11.0 km2020-01-21 11:25:34 UTCView event →
M 5.3Costa Rica11.1 km2020-01-21 09:33:56 UTCView event →
M 4.649 km WSW of Sardinal, Costa Rica36.3 km2019-12-13 14:23:38 UTCView event →
M 4.827 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica35.0 km2019-12-08 18:31:42 UTCView event →
M 4.912 km SW of Pocosol, Costa Rica79.3 km2019-11-25 01:33:40 UTCView event →
M 4.68 km WNW of Canoas, Costa Rica14.3 km2019-10-02 12:52:54 UTCView event →
M 4.617 km E of Quepos, Costa Rica48.4 km2019-09-18 11:23:28 UTCView event →
M 4.828 km SE of Limón, Costa Rica10.0 km2019-09-18 04:58:52 UTCView event →
M 4.812 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama7.4 km2019-08-30 05:37:09 UTCView event →
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