Earthquake Details: Costa Rica

8/16/2026, 5:35:48 AM

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred near Costa Rica on 8/16/2026 at 5:35:48 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -17 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Costa Rica San Jose San Rafael Abajo (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-17 km

Significance0

Latitude9.4095

Longitude-84.3234

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000218

Magnitude3.6

Updated:8/16/2026, 6:08:07 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 11:35:48 PM CST
UTC: 8/16/2026, 5:35:48 AM UTC

-17 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 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 M2.9off 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 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 M2.7Costa RicaAfter8/17/2026, 8:01:41 AM M2.8south of PanamaAfter8/17/2026, 8:33:11 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 16, 2026, 06:08 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.