SummaryMapsTestimonies Medias Scientific data
Magnitude3.8
RegionCOSTA RICA
Date time2026-05-16 10:37:30.0 UTC
Location9.578 ; -84.579
Depth18 km
Distance67 km SW of San José, Costa Rica / pop: 335,000 / local time: 04:37:30.0 2026-05-16
7 km ESE of Jacó, Costa Rica / pop: 4,000 / local time: 04:37:30.0 2026-05-16
Source parameters provided by:

Seccion de Sismologia, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica -- San Jose, Costa Rica (UCR)
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:
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador -- Quito, Ecuador (QUI)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)
Seccion de Sismologia, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica -- San Jose, Costa Rica (UCR)