SummaryMapsTestimonies Medias Scientific data
Magnitude2.9
RegionCOSTA RICA
Date time2026-08-05 16:55:30.0 UTC
Location9.787 ; -83.838
Depth12 km
Distance31 km ESE of San José, Costa Rica / pop: 335,000 / local time: 10:55:30.0 2026-08-05
7 km SE of Paraíso, Costa Rica / pop: 39,700 / local time: 10:55:30.0 2026-08-05
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:
Seccion de Sismologia, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica -- San Jose, Costa Rica (UCR)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
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)
Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador -- Quito, Ecuador (QUI)