3.8
Earthquake Details: off the coast of Central America
Sep 23, 2026, 09:27:40
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Central America on Sep 23, 2026 at 09:27:40. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -300 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-300 km
Significance0
Latitude5.3052
Longitude-83.9542
Event IDemsc:20260923_0000114
Magnitude3.8
Updated:Sep 23, 2026, 10:08:23 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 23, 2026, 04:27:40 EST
- UTC
- Sep 23, 2026, 09:27:40 UTC
-300 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 RicaBeforeM3.3Costa RicaBeforeM3.2Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM4.2off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.4off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.1PanamaBeforeM3.1Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.1Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfterM3.7Costa RicaAfterM3.0Costa RicaAfterM3.8Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfterM3.3PanamaAfter
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