5.0
Earthquake Details: 45 km SSE of Quepos, Costa Rica
Sep 10, 2026, 08:26:53
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred near 45 km SSE of Quepos, Costa Rica on Sep 10, 2026 at 08:26:53. 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
Depth10 km
Significance387
Latitude9.0275
Longitude-84.0624
Event IDus7000tg98
Magnitude5.0
Updated:Sep 10, 2026, 13:25:35 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 10, 2026, 02:26:53 CST
- UTC
- Sep 10, 2026, 08:26:53 UTC
10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.2Caribbean SeaBeforeM3.6PanamaBeforeM3.4south of PanamaBeforeM3.7off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.2off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.1off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.6off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.5Costa RicaAfterM3.4Costa RicaAfterM3.9off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM4.0off the coast of Costa RicaAfterM3.8off the coast of Central AmericaAfter
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