4.2
Earthquake Details: off the coast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica
Oct 7, 2026, 17:31:18
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near off the coast of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica on Oct 7, 2026 at 17:31:18. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 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-10 km
Significance0
Latitude8.9462
Longitude-84.0042
Event IDemsc:20261007_0000264
Magnitude4.2
Updated:Oct 7, 2026, 18:29:32 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 7, 2026, 11:31:18 CST
- UTC
- Oct 7, 2026, 17:31:18 UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.2Costa RicaBeforeM3.3NicaraguaBeforeM4.412 km N of Villa El Carmen, NicaraguaBeforeM3.5near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3NicaraguaBeforeM3.4near the coast of NicaraguaBeforeM3.3off the coast of Central AmericaBeforeM3.2Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM4.1off the coast of Costa RicaBeforeM3.5Costa RicaBeforeM3.2Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM3.2Panama–Costa Rica border regionBefore
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