3.1
Earthquake Details: off the coast of Costa Rica
8/15/2026, 9:55:55 AM
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Costa Rica on 8/15/2026 at 9:55:55 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -188 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
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Costa RicaSan JoseSan Isidro de El General (Nearest City)Technical Details
Depth-188 km
Significance0
Latitude7.9446
Longitude-84.9193
Event IDemsc:20260815_0000741
Magnitude3.1
Updated:8/15/2026, 8:29:02 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/15/2026, 3:55:55 AM CST
- UTC
- 8/15/2026, 9:55:55 AM UTC
-188 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M2.9near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM2.8Costa 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 PanamaAfterM2.7Costa RicaAfterM2.8south of PanamaAfterM3.0Costa RicaAfter
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