3.0
Earthquake Details: off the coast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica
Sep 22, 2026, 06:12:55
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near off the coast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica on Sep 22, 2026 at 06:12:55. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -15 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-15 km
Significance0
Latitude8.9405
Longitude-84.2126
Event IDemsc:20260922_0000129
Magnitude3.0
Updated:Sep 22, 2026, 07:08:27 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 22, 2026, 00:12:55 CST
- UTC
- Sep 22, 2026, 06:12:55 UTC
-15 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.4off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM3.3Costa RicaBeforeM3.2Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM4.2off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.4off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.3near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.8off the coast of Central AmericaAfterM3.3near the coast of NicaraguaAfterM3.7Costa RicaAfterM3.8Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfterM3.3PanamaAfter
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