Earthquake Details: Costa Rica

8/15/2026, 7:07:48 PM

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near Costa Rica on 8/15/2026 at 7:07:48 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -126 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Costa Rica Cartago Province Paraíso (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-126 km

Significance0

Latitude9.7243

Longitude-83.8749

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000738

Magnitude2.5

Updated:8/15/2026, 8:29:02 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 1:07:48 PM CST
UTC: 8/15/2026, 7:07:48 PM UTC

-126 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 10

M2.9near the coast of NicaraguaBefore8/15/2026, 3:25:23 AM M2.8Costa RicaBefore8/15/2026, 11:58:59 AM M2.9Panama–Costa Rica border regionBefore8/15/2026, 12:47:52 PM M2.5Costa RicaAfter8/15/2026, 10:46:53 PM M3.6Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 5:35:48 AM M2.9off the coast of Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 7:11:10 AM M2.6Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 7:26:11 AM M3.9off the coast of Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 11:54:31 AM M2.8Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 11:14:19 PM M2.5off the coast of Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 11:15:48 PM

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 15, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.