Earthquake Details: off the coast of Costa Rica

8/10/2026, 8:54:59 PM

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Costa Rica on 8/10/2026 at 8:54:59 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Costa Rica Puntarenas Province Puntarenas (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-10 km

Significance0

Latitude8.4460

Longitude-85.5983

Event IDemsc:20260810_0000316

Magnitude5.0

Updated:8/11/2026, 8:08:39 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/10/2026, 2:54:59 PM CST
UTC: 8/10/2026, 8:54:59 PM UTC

-10 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M4.491 km SSW of Corinto, NicaraguaAfter8/11/2026, 11:34:34 PM M2.9near the coast of NicaraguaAfter8/15/2026, 3:25:23 AM M2.8near the coast of NicaraguaAfter8/15/2026, 4:10:18 AM M2.8Costa RicaAfter8/15/2026, 11:58:59 AM M2.9Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfter8/15/2026, 12:47:52 PM M3.6Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 5:35:48 AM M2.9off the coast of Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 7:11:10 AM M3.9off the coast of Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 11:54:31 AM M2.8Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 11:14:19 PM M3.7off the coast of Costa RicaAfter8/17/2026, 5:01:50 AM M3.2off the coast of Costa RicaAfter8/17/2026, 6:44:57 AM M3.0Costa RicaAfter8/17/2026, 9:09:00 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 11, 2026, 08:08 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.