3.6
Earthquake Details: 46 km from San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica
Sep 17, 2026, 12:22:27
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred near 46 km from San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica on Sep 17, 2026 at 12:22:27. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -20 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-20 km
Significance0
Latitude9.2197
Longitude-84.0908
Event IDemsc:20260917_0000164
Magnitude3.6
Updated:Sep 17, 2026, 13:08:17 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 17, 2026, 06:22:27 CST
- UTC
- Sep 17, 2026, 12:22:27 UTC
-20 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.2off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.5NicaraguaBeforeM3.6near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.5near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.3Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.3PanamaBeforeM3.8Costa RicaBeforeM4.4near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.7Costa RicaAfterM3.4NicaraguaAfterM3.9Costa RicaAfter
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