SummaryMapsTestimonies Medias Scientific data
Magnitude4.5
RegionCOSTA RICA
Date time2026-01-19 03:48:18.0 UTC
Location9.029 ; -83.282
Depth10 km
Distance134 km SE of San José, Costa Rica / pop: 335,000 / local time: 21:48:18.0 2026-01-18
17 km SSE of Buenos Aires, Costa Rica / pop: 11,600 / local time: 21:48:18.0 2026-01-18
Source parameters provided by:

Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)
All data providers for this event:
Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales -- Managua, Nicaragua (INET)
Seccion de Sismologia, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica -- San Jose, Costa Rica (UCR)
Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)
Further information can be found at:
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Seccion de Sismologia, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica -- San Jose, Costa Rica (UCR)
Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador -- Quito, Ecuador (QUI)
Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)