2.6
Earthquake Details: Costa Rica
8/20/2026, 11:44:04 AM
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near Costa Rica on 8/20/2026 at 11:44:04 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -44 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-44 km
Significance0
Latitude9.6524
Longitude-84.1575
Event IDemsc:20260820_0000405
Magnitude2.6
Updated:8/20/2026, 12:08:33 PM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/20/2026, 5:44:04 AM CST
- UTC
- 8/20/2026, 11:44:04 AM UTC
-44 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 10
M3.6near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.4off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM2.7near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.7PanamaBeforeM3.0near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM2.6NicaraguaBeforeM2.6near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.1near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfter
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