Earthquakes in Costa Rica
232 earthquakes have been recorded in Costa Rica by Global Incident Tracker, 213 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
20
Last 7 days
213
In 2026
232
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in Costa Rica
M3.0 Earthquake — COSTA RICA
Minor
Panama Earthquake Aftershocks Could Shake Costa Rica for Weeks
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
Minor
M4.8 Earthquake — COSTA RICA
Moderate
Temblor de 8 en Panamá este viernes: se sintió en Colombia y Costa Rica
Minor
Sismo de magnitud preliminar de 7.6 sacude a Panamá; se llega a percibir en Costa Rica
Minor
Fuerte sismo remece Panamá, se siente hasta Costa rica
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — COSTA RICA
Minor
Terremoto leve mag. 3.4 - 26 km al noroeste de Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Tuesday 6 Oct 2026 a las 10:10 (GMT -6)
Minor
M3.5 Earthquake — COSTA RICA
Minor
M3.6 Earthquake — OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
Minor
Sismo muy débil mag. 1.8 (inconfirmado) - Costa Rica, Monday 5 Oct 2026 a las 16:02 (Tiempo Universal)
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — COSTA RICA
Minor
Terremoto moderado mag. 4.1 - Océano Pacífico Norte, 309 km al sur de San José, San José, Costa Rica, Sunday 4 Oct 2026 a las 08:06 (Hora Costa_Rica)
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.4 - Océano Pacífico Norte, 139 km al sur de San José, San José, Costa Rica, Saturday 3 Oct 2026 a las 23:35 (Hora Costa_Rica)
Minor
M4.0 Earthquake — OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.8 - 10.1 km al noroeste de San Isidro de El General, San José, Costa Rica, Saturday 3 Oct 2026 a las 15:56 (GMT -6)
Moderate
M3.1 Earthquake — COSTA RICA
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — COSTA RICA
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — COSTA RICA
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
Minor
Costa Rica registra sismo de magnitud 5,6 sin daños reportados - وكالة الأنباء السورية
Minor
Sismo de magnitud 5,3 se registra en el Pacífico de Costa Rica
Minor
Terremoto leve mag. 3.5 - Off Coast OF Costa Rica, Wednesday 30 Sep 2026 a las 16:28 (GMT -6)
Minor
When they happen
September carries the most earthquakes we hold for Costa Rica — 127 of 232. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | |
| February | 4 | |
| March | 4 | |
| April | 3 | |
| May | 10 | |
| June | 3 | |
| July | 3 | |
| August | 31 | |
| September | 127 | |
| October | 34 | |
| November | 9 | |
| December | 2 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.