2.7
Earthquake Details: Costa Rica
Sep 26, 2026, 09:16:38
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred near Costa Rica on Sep 26, 2026 at 09:16:38. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -14 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-14 km
Significance0
Latitude8.8242
Longitude-83.1423
Event IDemsc:20260926_0000099
Magnitude2.7
Updated:Sep 26, 2026, 16:57:22 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 26, 2026, 03:16:38 CST
- UTC
- Sep 26, 2026, 09:16:38 UTC
-14 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.8off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM3.1Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.2PanamaBeforeM3.3near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.7Costa RicaBeforeM3.8Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.4PanamaBeforeM3.3PanamaBeforeM3.0Costa RicaAfterM3.5off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM4.2Costa RicaAfterM3.1near the coast of NicaraguaAfter
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