2.6
Earthquake Details: off the coast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica
Sep 27, 2026, 18:18:56
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near off the coast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica on Sep 27, 2026 at 18:18:56. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -9 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-9 km
Significance0
Latitude8.8509
Longitude-84.0642
Event IDemsc:20260927_0000242
Magnitude2.6
Updated:Sep 27, 2026, 19:08:21 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 27, 2026, 12:18:56 CST
- UTC
- Sep 27, 2026, 18:18:56 UTC
-9 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.3PanamaBeforeM3.0PanamaBeforeM3.0Costa RicaBeforeM3.0Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.5off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM2.9Costa RicaBeforeM3.0near the coast of NicaraguaAfterM4.2off the coast of Central AmericaAfterM2.9Costa RicaAfterM3.0NicaraguaAfterM4.2Costa RicaAfterM3.1near the coast of NicaraguaAfter
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