2.8
Earthquake Details: 30 km from San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica
Sep 25, 2026, 16:00:00
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near 30 km from San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica on Sep 25, 2026 at 16:00:00. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -38 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-38 km
Significance0
Latitude9.1020
Longitude-83.7251
Event IDemsc:20260925_0000222
Magnitude2.8
Updated:Sep 25, 2026, 17:08:10 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 25, 2026, 10:00:00 CST
- UTC
- Sep 25, 2026, 16:00:00 UTC
-38 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 regionBeforeM3.3PanamaBeforeM3.0PanamaBeforeM2.9off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM2.8Costa RicaAfter
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