3.0
Earthquake Details: 24 km from Chacarita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Sep 17, 2026, 15:24:20
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near 24 km from Chacarita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica on Sep 17, 2026 at 15:24:20. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -59 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-59 km
Significance0
Latitude10.1733
Longitude-84.6687
Event IDemsc:20260917_0000224
Magnitude3.0
Updated:Sep 17, 2026, 16:08:24 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 17, 2026, 09:24:20 CST
- UTC
- Sep 17, 2026, 15:24:20 UTC
-59 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.5NicaraguaBeforeM3.6near 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 NicaraguaBeforeM3.6Costa RicaBeforeM3.7Costa RicaBeforeM3.4NicaraguaAfterM3.9Costa RicaAfter
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