Earthquakes by city Costa Rica 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Paraíso today

Paraíso, Costa Rica: 500 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

39,702

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

500

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.6

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates 9.838, -83.867

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

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

Strongest nearby event

M 7.6

Puerto Limón, Costa Rica

1991-04-22 21:56 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Paraíso today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Paraíso reached magnitude 7.6 on 1991-04-22 21:56 UTC, near Puerto Limón.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Paraíso today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Paraíso?

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

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Paraíso?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Paraíso reached magnitude 7.6 on 1991-04-22 21:56 UTC, near Puerto Limón.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Paraíso

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

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

33.8 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 12 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
2026-02-07 15:01	M 4.2	Puerto Limón Costa Rica	10.0 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
2025-11-17 18:30	M 4.7	San Isidro de El General Costa Rica	25.0 km
2025-10-23 03:43	M 4.3	San Isidro de El General Costa Rica	50.2 km
2025-10-22 03:57	M 5.9	San José Costa Rica	20.0 km
2025-09-29 05:42	M 4.5	San José Costa Rica	26.4 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

2025-09 1 events

2025-10 2 events

2025-11 2 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-02 1 events

2026-04 1 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1991 M 7.6 max · 24 earthquakes 1939 M 7.6 max · 2 earthquakes 1904 M 7.3 max · 1 earthquakes 1916 M 7.1 max · 1 earthquakes 1999 M 6.9 max · 23 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.9	4
2025	M 5.9	8
2024	M 4.4	8
2023	M 5.5	13
2022	M 5.1	8
2021	M 4.6	3
2020	M 6.0	9
2019	M 4.9	8
2018	M 4.9	14
2017	M 6.5	11
2016	M 5.3	13
2015	M 4.8	14
2014	M 5.1	15
2013	M 4.8	10
2012	M 5.9	12
2011	M 5.9	8
2010	M 6.0	10
2009	M 6.1	11
2008	M 5.3	7
2007	M 4.9	13
2006	M 4.6	6
2005	M 5.3	17
2004	M 6.4	10
2003	M 4.8	14
2002	M 5.2	12
2001	M 5.4	15
2000	M 4.7	11
1999	M 6.9	23
1998	M 4.6	6
1997	M 5.3	3
1996	M 6.2	8
1995	M 5.1	8
1994	M 5.1	5
1993	M 5.8	7
1992	M 6.6	7
1991	M 7.6	24
1990	M 6.0	15
1989	M 5.4	5
1988	M 5.5	7
1987	M 5.5	10
1986	M 4.2	1
1985	M 5.5	5
1984	M 5.0	4
1983	M 6.5	16
1982	M 5.5	2
1981	M 4.9	3
1980	M 4.5	1
1979	M 4.8	1
1978	M 5.0	3
1977	M 4.9	4
1976	M 5.5	7
1975	M 4.4	1
1974	M 6.2	6
1973	M 5.4	5
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
1948	M 6.3	1
1943	M 5.9	1
1940	M 6.7	4
1939	M 7.6	2
1936	M 6.1	2
1934	M 5.8	1
1924	M 6.7	3
1918	M 5.9	1
1916	M 7.1	1
1910	M 6.1	1
1904	M 7.3	1