Earthquake Details: off the coast of Costa Rica

8/16/2026, 7:11:10 AM

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Costa Rica on 8/16/2026 at 7:11:10 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -39 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Costa Rica Guanacaste Province Liberia (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-39 km

Significance0

Latitude10.1914

Longitude-86.3629

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000284

Magnitude2.9

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

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 1:11:10 AM CST
UTC: 8/16/2026, 7:11:10 AM UTC

-39 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 11

M2.9near the coast of NicaraguaBefore8/15/2026, 3:25:23 AM M2.8near the coast of NicaraguaBefore8/15/2026, 4:10:18 AM M2.8Costa RicaBefore8/15/2026, 11:58:59 AM M2.9Panama–Costa Rica border regionBefore8/15/2026, 12:47:52 PM M2.5Costa RicaBefore8/15/2026, 7:07:48 PM M2.5Costa RicaBefore8/15/2026, 10:46:53 PM M3.4Offshore El SalvadorBefore8/16/2026, 12:42:28 AM M2.6near the coast of NicaraguaBefore8/16/2026, 1:55:35 AM M3.6Costa RicaBefore8/16/2026, 5:35:48 AM M2.6Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 7:26:11 AM M3.9off the coast of Costa RicaAfter8/16/2026, 11:54:31 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, 08:08 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.