2.5
Earthquake Details: 47 km from Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Oct 6, 2026, 14:04:53
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near 47 km from Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica on Oct 6, 2026 at 14:04:53. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -19 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-19 km
Significance0
Latitude10.2421
Longitude-85.5941
Event IDemsc:20261006_0000205
Magnitude2.5
Updated:Oct 6, 2026, 15:15:06 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 6, 2026, 08:04:53 CST
- UTC
- Oct 6, 2026, 14:04:53 UTC
-19 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.9south of PanamaBeforeM3.7Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM4.2Offshore El SalvadorBeforeM3.7off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM4.412 km N of Villa El Carmen, NicaraguaBeforeM3.5near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.4near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM4.1off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.5Costa RicaAfterM4.2off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM4.618 km NNE of Posoltega, NicaraguaAfter
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