Earthquakes by city Costa Rica 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in San José today

San José, Costa Rica: 405 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

31,430

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

405

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.6

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates 10.952, -85.136

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-03-11 16:37 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.6

Liberia, Costa Rica

2012-09-05 14:42 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in San José today

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

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around San José.

The strongest earthquake recorded near San José 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 San José today?

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

When was the last earthquake near San José?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-03-11 16:37 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near San José?

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

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of San José

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

79.0 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 6 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-03-11 16:37	M 4.8	Rivas Nicaragua	200.4 km
2025-11-22 10:29	M 4.5	San José Costa Rica	218.7 km
2025-10-04 21:08	M 4.7	Alajuela Costa Rica	10.0 km
2025-07-26 17:39	M 4.3	Liberia Costa Rica	16.9 km
2025-06-29 11:37	M 4.5	Rivas Nicaragua	184.7 km
2025-05-07 11:01	M 4.2	Liberia Costa Rica	46.6 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-06 1 events

2025-07 1 events

2025-10 1 events

2025-11 1 events

2026-03 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2012 M 7.6 max · 26 earthquakes 1950 M 7.5 max · 1 earthquakes 1978 M 7.0 max · 7 earthquakes 1973 M 6.5 max · 6 earthquakes 1952 M 6.4 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.8	1
2025	M 4.7	7
2024	M 5.5	7
2023	M 4.7	5
2022	M 4.8	7
2021	M 5.0	4
2020	M 4.5	4
2019	M 5.1	11
2018	M 5.0	7
2017	M 4.8	4
2016	M 5.3	8
2015	M 4.7	4
2014	M 5.1	13
2013	M 5.4	9
2012	M 7.6	26
2011	M 5.5	10
2010	M 4.9	5
2009	M 4.8	6
2008	M 5.1	13
2007	M 5.0	14
2006	M 5.0	11
2005	M 6.3	22
2004	M 6.2	19
2003	M 5.3	11
2002	M 5.4	11
2001	M 4.4	7
2000	M 4.7	3
1999	M 4.8	3
1998	M 4.5	4
1997	M 4.6	8
1996	M 5.6	8
1995	M 4.7	5
1994	M 5.8	3
1993	M 4.2	2
1992	M 4.6	6
1991	M 6.3	8
1990	M 5.5	6
1989	M 5.4	10
1988	M 4.6	11
1987	M 6.2	15
1986	M 5.0	7
1985	M 4.7	3
1984	M 4.5	1
1983	M 5.2	2
1982	M 5.3	9
1981	M 4.7	1
1980	M 4.9	4
1979	M 4.8	4
1978	M 7.0	7
1977	M 5.2	3
1976	M 5.3	4
1975	M 5.4	3
1974	M 5.1	3
1973	M 6.5	6
1969	M 5.2	1
1967	M 6.2	1
1952	M 6.4	1
1951	M 5.7	1
1950	M 7.5	1
1949	M 6.1	1
1941	M 6.0	1
1936	M 5.8	1
1935	M 6.2	1
1931	M 6.2	1