3.0
Earthquake Details: 17 km from Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica
Sep 26, 2026, 13:31:31
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near 17 km from Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica on Sep 26, 2026 at 13:31:31. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -1 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-1 km
Significance0
Latitude9.7040
Longitude-83.7898
Event IDemsc:20260926_0000136
Magnitude3.0
Updated:Sep 26, 2026, 14:08:05 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 26, 2026, 07:31:31 CST
- UTC
- Sep 26, 2026, 13:31:31 UTC
-1 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 regionBeforeM3.3near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.7Costa RicaBeforeM3.0Costa RicaBeforeM3.8Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.4NicaraguaBeforeM3.3PanamaBeforeM3.0PanamaBeforeM2.9off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM2.8Costa RicaBeforeM3.0Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfterM3.5off the coast of Costa RicaAfter
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