2.7
Earthquake Details: off the coast of Costa Rica
Sep 30, 2026, 22:23:01
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Costa Rica on Sep 30, 2026 at 22:23:01. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -8 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-8 km
Significance0
Latitude10.9270
Longitude-86.4800
Event IDemsc:20260930_0000285
Magnitude2.7
Updated:Sep 30, 2026, 22:50:17 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 30, 2026, 16:23:01 CST
- UTC
- Sep 30, 2026, 22:23:01 UTC
-8 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.2off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM3.7off the coast of El SalvadorBeforeM3.6Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM4.1off the coast of El SalvadorBeforeM4.2Costa RicaBeforeM3.3off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM3.4Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.4off the coast of El SalvadorBeforeM3.4Costa RicaBeforeM5.694 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa RicaBeforeM3.5off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM4.3Offshore El SalvadorAfter
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