2.9
Earthquake Details: off the coast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica
Sep 25, 2026, 07:07:10
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near off the coast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica on Sep 25, 2026 at 07:07:10. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -4 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-4 km
Significance0
Latitude8.8477
Longitude-84.1604
Event IDemsc:20260925_0000078
Magnitude2.9
Updated:Sep 25, 2026, 08:08:20 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 25, 2026, 01:07:10 CST
- UTC
- Sep 25, 2026, 07:07:10 UTC
-4 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.1Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM2.9Costa RicaBeforeM3.8off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM3.1Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.3near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.7Costa RicaBeforeM3.0Costa RicaBeforeM3.8Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.3PanamaBeforeM3.0PanamaBeforeM2.8Costa RicaBeforeM2.8NicaraguaAfter
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