Earthquakes in Kosta Rika

Explore earthquakes recorded within Kosta Rika. Latest events cover 10 Agu 2026 – 8 Sep 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover 9 Sep 2025 – 8 Sep 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period 9 Sep 2025 – 8 Sep 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
536
Maximum magnitude
5,9
Average magnitude
2,99

Earthquake map for Kosta Rika

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period 10 Agu 2026 – 8 Sep 2026 UTC.

  1. 2,90 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Puntarenas details
  2. 2,80 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Guanacaste details
  3. 3,40 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Guanacaste details
  4. 2,50 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details
  5. 4,50 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details
  6. 2,80 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Puntarenas details
  7. 2,70 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Guanacaste details
  8. 3,40 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Heredia details
  9. 3,10 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Heredia details
  10. 2,50 Kosta Rika, Semenanjung Nicoya, Guanacaste details
  11. 2,50 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Puntarenas details
  12. 3,00 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Puntarenas details
  13. 3,20 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details
  14. 3,40 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Puntarenas details
  15. 2,80 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details
  16. 2,80 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Puntarenas details
  17. 3,10 Kosta Rika, Semenanjung Nicoya, Puntarenas details
  18. 2,60 Kosta Rika, Semenanjung Nicoya, Guanacaste details
  19. 2,60 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details
  20. 3,10 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period 9 Sep 2025 – 8 Sep 2026 UTC.

  1. 5,90 Samudra Pasifik, Pesisir Mosquitos details
  2. 4,90 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details
  3. 4,90 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details
  4. 4,80 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details
  5. 4,70 Kosta Rika, Semenanjung Osa, Puntarenas details
  6. 4,70 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Guanacaste details
  7. 4,60 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details
  8. 4,60 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Puntarenas details
  9. 4,60 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, Puntarenas details
  10. 4,50 Kosta Rika, Amerika Tengah, San José details

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2.026, the average uses 365 days through 8 Sep 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 1237 5,3 — Samudra Pasifik, Pesisir Mosquitos 3,389

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