Earthquakes by city Costa Rica 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Puntarenas today

Puntarenas, Costa Rica: 507 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

35,650

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

507

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.6

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates 9.977, -84.838

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

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

Strongest nearby event

M 7.6

Liberia, Costa Rica

2012-09-05 14:42 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Puntarenas today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Puntarenas reached magnitude 7.6 on 2012-09-05 14:42 UTC, near Liberia.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Puntarenas today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Puntarenas?

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

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Puntarenas?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Puntarenas reached magnitude 7.6 on 2012-09-05 14:42 UTC, near Liberia.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Puntarenas

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

44.6 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 8 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
2025-10-04 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
2025-07-26 17:39	M 4.3	Liberia Costa Rica	16.9 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 3 events

2025-08 1 events

2025-10 1 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-04 1 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2012 M 7.6 max · 44 earthquakes 1939 M 7.6 max · 3 earthquakes 1950 M 7.5 max · 3 earthquakes 1990 M 7.3 max · 16 earthquakes 1900 M 7.2 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.9	3
2025	M 4.8	6
2024	M 4.3	4
2023	M 4.8	12
2022	M 4.8	7
2021	M 5.0	5
2020	M 6.0	6
2019	M 4.9	9
2018	M 5.0	17
2017	M 6.5	12
2016	M 5.3	11
2015	M 5.1	11
2014	M 5.2	21
2013	M 5.4	15
2012	M 7.6	44
2011	M 5.9	12
2010	M 6.0	12
2009	M 6.1	11
2008	M 5.0	7
2007	M 5.0	11
2006	M 4.6	9
2005	M 5.3	20
2004	M 6.4	10
2003	M 5.3	11
2002	M 5.4	8
2001	M 4.4	7
2000	M 6.4	35
1999	M 4.4	3
1998	M 5.3	6
1997	M 4.7	3
1996	M 6.2	4
1995	M 4.7	4
1994	M 5.1	2
1993	M 4.9	3
1992	M 6.6	12
1991	M 6.3	6
1990	M 7.3	16
1989	M 5.4	6
1988	M 5.5	14
1987	M 4.9	13
1986	M 4.9	4
1985	M 5.0	3
1984	M 4.7	1
1983	M 4.7	1
1982	M 5.5	4
1981	M 5.1	5
1980	M 4.4	1
1979	M 4.8	2
1978	M 7.0	10
1977	M 4.9	5
1976	M 5.3	5
1975	M 4.4	1
1974	M 4.8	2
1973	M 6.5	6
1971	M 5.7	2
1969	M 5.2	1
1966	M 5.8	2
1956	M 5.8	1
1955	M 5.8	1
1952	M 6.4	3
1950	M 7.5	3
1943	M 5.9	1
1940	M 6.7	3
1939	M 7.6	3
1936	M 5.8	1
1935	M 6.2	1
1924	M 6.7	4
1907	M 5.8	1
1905	M 6.7	1
1900	M 7.2	1