2.5
Earthquake Details: 17 km from Mercedes, Heredia, Costa Rica
Sep 9, 2026, 13:33:53
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near 17 km from Mercedes, Heredia, Costa Rica on Sep 9, 2026 at 13:33:53. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -100 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-100 km
Significance0
Latitude10.1453
Longitude-84.0580
Event IDemsc:20260909_0000157
Magnitude2.5
Updated:Sep 9, 2026, 14:08:19 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 9, 2026, 07:33:53 CST
- UTC
- Sep 9, 2026, 13:33:53 UTC
-100 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.6PanamaBeforeM5.045 km SSE of Quepos, Costa RicaAfterM4.3off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.8Costa RicaAfterM6.3off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.6off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.9off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.8off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.6off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.8off the coast of Central AmericaAfter
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