4.2
Earthquake Details: off the coast of Central America
Sep 28, 2026, 08:33:41
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Central America on Sep 28, 2026 at 08:33:41. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -3 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-3 km
Significance0
Latitude6.6723
Longitude-87.1987
Event IDemsc:20260928_0000122
Magnitude4.2
Updated:Sep 28, 2026, 09:08:16 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 28, 2026, 02:33:41 CST
- UTC
- Sep 28, 2026, 08:33:41 UTC
-3 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M2.8Costa RicaBeforeM2.8Costa RicaBeforeM2.8Costa RicaBeforeM3.5off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM2.7Costa RicaBeforeM2.6Costa RicaBeforeM2.6off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM2.9Costa RicaAfterM2.7Costa RicaAfterM2.7off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM4.2Costa RicaAfterM3.1near the coast of NicaraguaAfter
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