Earthquakes by city Costa Rica 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Alajuela today

Alajuela, Costa Rica: 472 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

47,494

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

472

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.6

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates 10.016, -84.212

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-13 16:22 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.6

Alajuela, Costa Rica

1939-12-21 20:54 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Alajuela today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Alajuela.

2 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Alajuela.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Alajuela reached magnitude 7.6 on 1939-12-21 20:54 UTC, near Alajuela.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Alajuela today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Alajuela.

When was the last earthquake near Alajuela?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-13 16:22 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Alajuela?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Alajuela reached magnitude 7.6 on 1939-12-21 20:54 UTC, near Alajuela.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Alajuela

The map centers on Alajuela and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

37.9 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 9 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-13 16:22	M 4.9	Alajuela Costa Rica	10.0 km
2026-04-28 03:49	M 4.8	San José Costa Rica	62.8 km
2026-01-19 23:06	M 4.0	San José Costa Rica	10.0 km
2025-11-21 19:47	M 4.5	San José Costa Rica	45.0 km
2025-10-22 03:57	M 5.9	San José Costa Rica	20.0 km
2025-10-04 21:08	M 4.7	Alajuela Costa Rica	10.0 km
2025-08-01 19:33	M 4.8	Alajuela Costa Rica	117.2 km
2025-07-18 10:34	M 4.0	San José Costa Rica	10.0 km
2025-07-06 19:59	M 4.7	San José Costa Rica	43.8 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 2 events

2025-08 1 events

2025-10 2 events

2025-11 1 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-04 1 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1939 M 7.6 max · 4 earthquakes 1990 M 7.3 max · 19 earthquakes 1916 M 7.1 max · 1 earthquakes 1940 M 6.7 max · 3 earthquakes 1924 M 6.7 max · 5 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.9	3
2025	M 5.9	6
2024	M 4.4	6
2023	M 5.5	13
2022	M 4.6	9
2021	M 5.0	5
2020	M 6.0	6
2019	M 4.9	8
2018	M 4.8	14
2017	M 6.5	10
2016	M 5.3	13
2015	M 4.8	13
2014	M 5.2	18
2013	M 4.8	9
2012	M 5.9	14
2011	M 5.9	10
2010	M 6.0	10
2009	M 6.1	11
2008	M 5.0	4
2007	M 4.9	12
2006	M 4.6	5
2005	M 5.3	18
2004	M 6.4	10
2003	M 4.8	12
2002	M 4.8	6
2001	M 5.4	13
2000	M 4.7	15
1999	M 5.6	7
1998	M 5.3	5
1997	M 4.7	2
1996	M 6.2	7
1995	M 5.1	8
1994	M 5.1	3
1993	M 5.8	7
1992	M 6.6	9
1991	M 6.2	15
1990	M 7.3	19
1989	M 5.4	6
1988	M 5.5	9
1987	M 4.9	11
1986	M 4.3	3
1985	M 5.5	5
1984	M 5.0	4
1983	M 6.5	13
1982	M 5.5	2
1981	M 5.1	4
1980	M 4.5	1
1979	M 4.8	1
1978	M 5.0	3
1977	M 4.9	4
1976	M 5.5	6
1975	M 4.4	1
1974	M 6.2	5
1973	M 6.5	7
1971	M 5.7	2
1968	M 5.4	1
1966	M 5.8	2
1959	M 5.7	1
1956	M 5.8	1
1955	M 5.8	1
1952	M 5.7	2
1951	M 5.7	1
1950	M 5.7	1
1948	M 6.3	1
1943	M 5.9	1
1940	M 6.7	3
1939	M 7.6	4
1936	M 6.1	2
1924	M 6.7	5
1918	M 5.9	1
1916	M 7.1	1
1910	M 6.1	1
1907	M 5.8	1