4.2
Earthquake Details: 49 km from San Rafael Abajo, San Jose, Costa Rica
Sep 29, 2026, 13:52:24
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near 49 km from San Rafael Abajo, San Jose, Costa Rica on Sep 29, 2026 at 13:52:24. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -20 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-20 km
Significance0
Latitude9.3965
Longitude-84.2282
Event IDemsc:20260929_0000183
Magnitude4.2
Updated:Sep 29, 2026, 14:08:10 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 29, 2026, 07:52:24 CST
- UTC
- Sep 29, 2026, 13:52:24 UTC
-20 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.0Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.5off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM2.9Costa RicaBeforeM2.8near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.0near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM4.2off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM2.9Costa RicaBeforeM2.7Costa RicaBeforeM3.0NicaraguaBeforeM2.8Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM2.7off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.1near the coast of NicaraguaAfter
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