Earthquakes by city Costa Rica 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in San José today

San José, Costa Rica: 487 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

335,007

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

487

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.6

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates 9.933, -84.083

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

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

Strongest nearby event

M 7.6

Alajuela, Costa Rica

1939-12-21 20:54 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in San José today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near San José reached magnitude 7.6 on 1939-12-21 20:54 UTC, near Alajuela.

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 2026-05-13 16:22 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near San José?

The strongest earthquake recorded near San José reached magnitude 7.6 on 1939-12-21 20:54 UTC, near Alajuela.

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

4.7

Average depth

35.8 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 10 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
2025-11-21 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
2025-09-29 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 1 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-04 1 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1939 M 7.6 max · 4 earthquakes 1990 M 7.3 max · 20 earthquakes 1916 M 7.1 max · 1 earthquakes 1999 M 6.9 max · 12 earthquakes 1940 M 6.7 max · 4 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.9	3
2025	M 5.9	7
2024	M 4.4	6
2023	M 5.5	14
2022	M 4.6	9
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 5.2	18
2013	M 4.8	10
2012	M 5.9	15
2011	M 5.9	10
2010	M 6.0	11
2009	M 6.1	11
2008	M 5.0	4
2007	M 4.9	14
2006	M 4.6	6
2005	M 5.3	19
2004	M 6.4	10
2003	M 4.8	13
2002	M 5.2	8
2001	M 5.4	13
2000	M 4.7	14
1999	M 6.9	12
1998	M 4.6	5
1997	M 4.7	2
1996	M 6.2	7
1995	M 5.1	7
1994	M 5.1	3
1993	M 5.8	8
1992	M 6.6	8
1991	M 6.2	21
1990	M 7.3	20
1989	M 5.4	5
1988	M 5.5	7
1987	M 5.5	11
1986	M 4.3	2
1985	M 5.5	5
1984	M 5.0	4
1983	M 6.5	13
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	4
1939	M 7.6	4
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