3.3
Earthquake Details: Panama–Costa Rica border region
8/14/2026, 6:14:26 AM
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred near Panama–Costa Rica border region on 8/14/2026 at 6:14:26 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -3 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-3 km
Significance
Latitude8.9732
Longitude-82.9387
Event IDemsc:20260814_0000075
Magnitude3.3
Updated:8/14/2026, 1:43:50 PM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/14/2026, 1:14:26 AM EST
- UTC
- 8/14/2026, 6:14:26 AM UTC
-3 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.1off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM2.8Costa RicaAfterM2.9Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfterM3.7Costa RicaAfterM2.9off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.9off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM2.8Costa RicaAfterM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.2south of PanamaAfterM3.0Costa RicaAfterM3.4off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.3near the coast of NicaraguaAfter
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