Earthquakes by city Costa Rica 100 km
Seismic city profile

Purral

Purral, Costa Rica: 468 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
30,034
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
468
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
7.6
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
America/Costa_Rica
Coordinates 9.957, -84.032
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
1
Last 12 months
8
Last nearby event: 2026-04-28 03:49 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 7.6
CR
1939-12-21 20:54 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Purral

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

Average magnitude
4.7
Average depth
36.4 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 8 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
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
2025-10-23 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
2025-08-01 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

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

1
1907
1
1910
1
1916
1
1918
4
1924
2
1936
3
1939
3
1940
1
1943
1
1948
1
1950
1
1951
2
1952
1
1955
1
1956
1
1959
2
1966
1
1968
2
1971
4
1973
6
1974
1
1975
6
1976
3
1977
3
1978
1
1979
1
1980
5
1981
2
1982
14
1983
4
1984
5
1985
2
1986
11
1987
6
1988
5
1989
19
1990
23
1991
8
1992
7
1993
4
1994
7
1995
7
1996
2
1997
4
1998
10
1999
12
2000
12
2001
7
2002
13
2003
10
2004
18
2005
5
2006
13
2007
4
2008
11
2009
11
2010
10
2011
13
2012
10
2013
16
2014
13
2015
12
2016
11
2017
14
2018
8
2019
6
2020
4
2021
8
2022
13
2023
6
2024
6
2025
2
2026
Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 4.8 2
2025 M 5.9 6
2024 M 4.4 6
2023 M 5.5 13
2022 M 4.6 8
2021 M 5.0 4
2020 M 6.0 6
2019 M 4.9 8
2018 M 4.8 14
2017 M 6.5 11
2016 M 5.3 12
2015 M 4.8 13
2014 M 5.1 16
2013 M 4.8 10
2012 M 5.9 13
2011 M 5.9 10
2010 M 6.0 11
2009 M 6.1 11
2008 M 5.0 4
2007 M 4.9 13
2006 M 4.6 5
2005 M 5.3 18
2004 M 6.4 10
2003 M 4.8 13
2002 M 4.8 7
2001 M 5.4 12
2000 M 4.7 12
1999 M 5.6 10
1998 M 4.6 4
1997 M 4.7 2
1996 M 6.2 7
1995 M 5.1 7
1994 M 5.1 4
1993 M 5.8 7
1992 M 6.6 8
1991 M 6.2 23
1990 M 7.3 19
1989 M 5.4 5
1988 M 5.5 6
1987 M 5.5 11
1986 M 4.3 2
1985 M 5.5 5
1984 M 5.0 4
1983 M 6.5 14
1982 M 5.5 2
1981 M 5.1 5
1980 M 4.5 1
1979 M 4.8 1
1978 M 5.0 3
1977 M 4.9 3
1976 M 5.5 6
1975 M 4.4 1
1974 M 6.2 6
1973 M 5.4 4
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 3
1936 M 6.1 2
1924 M 6.7 4
1918 M 5.9 1
1916 M 7.1 1
1910 M 6.1 1
1907 M 5.8 1