Earthquakes by city Costa Rica 100 km
Seismic city profile

Puntarenas

Puntarenas, Costa Rica: 505 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
35,650
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
505
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
0
Last 12 months
6
Last nearby event: 2026-01-19 23:06 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 7.6
CR
2012-09-05 14:42 UTC

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 6 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
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

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

1
1900
1
1905
1
1907
4
1924
1
1935
1
1936
3
1939
3
1940
1
1943
3
1950
3
1952
1
1955
1
1956
2
1966
1
1969
2
1971
6
1973
2
1974
1
1975
5
1976
5
1977
10
1978
2
1979
1
1980
5
1981
4
1982
1
1983
1
1984
3
1985
4
1986
13
1987
14
1988
6
1989
16
1990
6
1991
12
1992
3
1993
2
1994
4
1995
4
1996
3
1997
6
1998
3
1999
35
2000
7
2001
8
2002
11
2003
10
2004
20
2005
9
2006
11
2007
7
2008
11
2009
12
2010
12
2011
44
2012
15
2013
21
2014
11
2015
11
2016
12
2017
17
2018
9
2019
6
2020
5
2021
7
2022
12
2023
4
2024
6
2025
1
2026
Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 4.0 1
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