North America
Earthquakes in Costa Rica
Every earthquake in and around Costa Rica since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days3M2.5+
Past year43M2.5+
Magnitude 6+63since 1900
StrongestM 7.62012 · 11 km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Costa Rica
- 7.6 11 km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica Sep 5, 2012
- 7.6 34 km S of Limón, Costa Rica Apr 22, 1991
- 7.6 4 km WNW of Atenas, Costa Rica Dec 21, 1939
- 7.5 Costa Rica Oct 5, 1950
- 7.5 70 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica Dec 5, 1941
- 7.3 7 km SSE of Puntarenas, Costa Rica Mar 25, 1990
- 7.3 53 km SSE of Quepos, Costa Rica Dec 20, 1904
- 7.3 204 km WSW of Sámara, Costa Rica Feb 27, 1916
- 7.2 Costa Rica Jun 21, 1900
- 7.1 6 km WNW of Siquirres, Costa Rica Apr 24, 1916
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.4 16 km W of Tamarindo, Costa Rica Oct 15, 2026
- 4.4 9 km WNW of Sámara, Costa Rica Oct 12, 2026
- 5.6 91 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica Sep 30, 2026
- 4.6 37 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica Sep 10, 2026
- 5.0 44 km SSE of Quepos, Costa Rica Sep 10, 2026
- 4.2 18 km WSW of Guápiles, Costa Rica Sep 4, 2026
- 4.2 18 km SW of Guápiles, Costa Rica Aug 24, 2026
- 4.9 19 km NNE of San Rafael, Costa Rica Aug 24, 2026
- 4.9 163 km S of Sámara, Costa Rica Aug 10, 2026
- 4.3 5 km S of Orosi, Costa Rica Aug 1, 2026
- 5.2 18 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica Jul 7, 2026
- 4.1 4 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica Jul 3, 2026
- 4.1 55 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica Jun 24, 2026
- 4.9 8 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica Jun 10, 2026
- 4.7 66 km SSW of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica Jun 4, 2026