Earthquake details

Sunday, July 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Costa Rica on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 02:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Liberia (Costa Rica - CR), about 37.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -85.777 and latitude 10.667.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 63.4 km
Coordinates 10.667, -85.777
UTC time 2008-07-20 02:34:12.870
Location Liberia
Country Costa Rica (CR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-07-20

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
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M 4.5
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M 4.5
San José
Costa Rica · 2025-11-22 10:29 UTC
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M 4.7
Alajuela
Costa Rica · 2025-10-04 21:08 UTC
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M 4.3
Liberia
Costa Rica · 2025-07-26 17:39 UTC
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M 4.5
Rivas
Nicaragua · 2025-06-29 11:37 UTC
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M 4.3
Liberia
Costa Rica · 2025-05-23 19:30 UTC
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M 4.4
Liberia
Costa Rica · 2025-05-14 11:24 UTC
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