2.8
Earthquake Details: 11 km from Puerto Limón, Limón, Costa Rica
Sep 15, 2026, 23:55:13
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near 11 km from Puerto Limón, Limón, Costa Rica on Sep 15, 2026 at 23:55:13. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -17 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-17 km
Significance0
Latitude9.8878
Longitude-83.0397
Event IDemsc:20260915_0000287
Magnitude2.8
Updated:Sep 16, 2026, 14:22:16 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 15, 2026, 17:55:13 CST
- UTC
- Sep 15, 2026, 23:55:13 UTC
-17 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.2Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.9near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.4Costa RicaBeforeM3.2off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.5NicaraguaBeforeM3.5near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.1Costa RicaBeforeM3.6PanamaBeforeM3.3Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfterM3.3PanamaAfter
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