3.5
Earthquake Details: Costa Rica
Oct 6, 2026, 16:10:25
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred near Costa Rica on Oct 6, 2026 at 16:10:25. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -8 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-8 km
Significance0
Latitude8.7068
Longitude-83.2583
Event IDemsc:20261006_0000214
Magnitude3.5
Updated:Oct 6, 2026, 18:50:10 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 6, 2026, 10:10:25 CST
- UTC
- Oct 6, 2026, 16:10:25 UTC
-8 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.3Costa RicaBeforeM3.9south of PanamaBeforeM5.0295 km S of Burica, PanamaBeforeM3.5near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3NicaraguaBeforeM3.3off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM4.1off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM4.0Caribbean SeaAfterM3.4Caribbean SeaAfterM3.2Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfterM3.2Panama–Costa Rica border regionAfterM4.2off the coast of Costa RicaAfter
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