Mag. 3.5 earthquake - 48 km south of San José, Costa Rica, on 26 de septiembre del 2020 2:04 pm -
Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 45 km depth
26 Sep 20:26 UTC: First to report: RSN after 22 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 26 de septiembre del 2020 2:04 pm
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 45.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.533°N / 84.246°W
(Costa Rica)Nearest volcano: Irazu (66 km / 41 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) NW of Quepos (pop: 7,810)
24 km (15 mi) S of Tejar (Acosta) (pop: 22,400)
33 km (21 mi) S of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400)
42 km (26 mi) S of Colon (Ciudad Colón) (pop: 9,690)
48 km (30 mi) SSW of San José (pop: 335,000)
54 km (33 mi) SW of Paraiso (pop: 39,700)
54 km (33 mi) S of Alajuela (pop: 47,500)
142 km (88 mi) WSW of Puerto Limon (pop: 63,100)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
24.9°C (77 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from E
Primary data source: RSN
Scattered Clouds
24.9°C (77 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from EEstimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 45 km | 9 Km Al Este De Parrita, Puntarenas., Costa Rica | RSN |
| M 3.5 | 45 km | 48 Km SSW of San José, Costa Rica | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
44.9 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
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