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Earthquakes in Kosta Rika

Explore earthquakes recorded within Kosta Rika. Latest events cover 20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover 20 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period 20 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
494
Maximum magnitude
5,9
Average magnitude
3,02

Earthquake map for Kosta Rika

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period 20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

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

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period 20 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

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

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2.026, the average uses 365 days through 19 Jul 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 1024 5,3 — Samudra Pasifik, Pesisir Mosquitos 2,805

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