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5.6

94 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica

· 7 days ago

Magnitude
5.6 MWW
Depth
8.0 km
UTC
30 Sept 2026, 21:55:26
Coordinates
9.753°N 86.506°W
Preferred source
USGS
Sources
USGS, EMSC, GFZ
Felt reports
0
Revision
Reviewed by an analyst
Nearest active fault
~23 km, Subduction_Thrust (Middle America Trench megathrust)GEM Global Active Faults (Styron & Pagani 2020), CC BY-SA 4.0

Expected intensity

94 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa RicaNatural Earth

Rings show the expected Modified Mercalli (MMI) intensity from the Akkar–Sandıkkaya–Bommer (2014) ground-motion model converted with Worden et al. (2012). Real shaking depends on soil and building.

Felt reports

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Source comparison

Latest solution of each source. Differences are to the preferred solution.

SourceMagnitudeTimeΔ timeDepthΔ locationPlace
EMSC5.6MW+1.2 s7.8 km8.7 kmOFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
USGS ★5.6MWW—8.0 km—94 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
GFZ5.5MW+1.7 s10.0 km10.6 kmOff Coast of Costa Rica
Revision history (12)
SourceMagnitudeTimeDepthCoordinatesReceived
EMSC5.6MW8.0 km9.753°N 86.506°W
GFZ5.6MW10.0 km9.826°N 86.444°W
GFZ5.6MW10.0 km9.834°N 86.465°W
USGS5.6MWW10.0 km9.808°N 86.436°W
EMSC5.6MW10.0 km9.808°N 86.436°W
GFZ5.6MB10.0 km9.834°N 86.465°W
EMSC5.6MB10.0 km9.834°N 86.465°W
EMSC5.6MB15.0 km9.876°N 86.509°W
GFZ5.6MB10.0 km9.873°N 86.526°W
EMSC5.6MB15.0 km10.040°N 86.330°W
EMSC5.6MB15.0 km10.023°N 86.282°W
EMSC5.7MW15.0 km10.023°N 86.282°W

Aftershocks

Earthquakes within 40 km of the epicentre in the first 30 days.

No aftershocks recorded yet.