3.5
Earthquake Details: 18 km from Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica
Oct 11, 2026, 12:58:02
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred near 18 km from Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica on Oct 11, 2026 at 12:58:02. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -148 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-148 km
Significance0
Latitude9.6788
Longitude-83.9123
Event IDemsc:20261011_0000199
Magnitude3.5
Updated:Oct 11, 2026, 13:01:12 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 11, 2026, 06:58:02 CST
- UTC
- Oct 11, 2026, 12:58:02 UTC
-148 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M7.7Panama, 73 km S of Santiago de VeraguasBeforeM5.53 km SW of Bajo Corral, PanamaBeforeM5.81 km S of El Cacao, PanamaBeforeM5.014 km SE of Río Grande, PanamaBeforeM5.0Panama–Costa Rica border regionBeforeM5.211 km SE of Río Grande, PanamaBeforeM5.06 km NE of La Tronosa, PanamaBeforeM6.614 km W of Río Grande, PanamaBeforeM5.013 km W of Río Grande, PanamaBeforeM5.08 km ESE of La Tronosa, PanamaBeforeM5.49 km SSE of Los Asientos, PanamaBeforeM5.11 km NNE of Tonosí, PanamaBefore
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