3.3
Earthquake Details: off the coast of Costa Rica
Sep 15, 2026, 07:22:25
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Costa Rica on Sep 15, 2026 at 07:22:25. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 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-10 km
Significance0
Latitude8.3094
Longitude-84.0716
Event IDemsc:20260915_0000079
Magnitude3.3
Updated:Sep 15, 2026, 08:08:08 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 15, 2026, 01:22:25 CST
- UTC
- Sep 15, 2026, 07:22:25 UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.4Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.6near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM4.0off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.5south of PanamaBeforeM4.1Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM4.0Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.9near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.4Costa RicaBeforeM3.5NicaraguaBeforeM3.5near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfter
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