3.0
Earthquake Details: off the coast of Costa Rica
Oct 9, 2026, 01:36:48
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Costa Rica on Oct 9, 2026 at 01:36:48. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -24 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-24 km
Significance0
Latitude7.9187
Longitude-83.0702
Event IDemsc:20261009_0000193
Magnitude3.0
Updated:Oct 9, 2026, 13:57:56 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 8, 2026, 20:36:48 EST
- UTC
- Oct 9, 2026, 01:36:48 UTC
-24 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M7.712 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, PanamaAfterM8.014 km SW of Pitaloza Arriba, PanamaAfterM5.53 km SW of Bajo Corral, PanamaAfterM5.81 km S of El Cacao, PanamaAfterM5.019 km S of Leones Arriba, PanamaAfterM5.1PanamaAfterM5.211 km SE of Río Grande, PanamaAfterM5.2PanamaAfterM6.614 km W of Río Grande, PanamaAfterM6.98 km NW of Río Grande, PanamaAfterM5.2PanamaAfterM5.3PanamaAfter
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