Biggest Earthquakes Near Costa Rica - Since 1917
A comprehensive real-time tracking of the biggest and strongest earthquakes Costa Rica in the last since 1917.
Biggest Earthquakes in Costa Rica
By Magnitude, Last Since 1917
| Map Index | When | Where | Magnitude | Depth (km / mi) | Lat / Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 11 km ENE Of Hojancha, Costa Rica | 7.6 | 1520 | 35.00 / 21.75 | 10.09 / -85.31 |
| 2 | 34 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 34 km S Of LimóN, Costa Rica | 7.6 | 889 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 9.69 / -83.07 |
| 3 | 85 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 4 km WNW Of Atenas, Costa Rica | 7.6 | 886 | 25.00 / 15.53 | 9.99 / -84.41 |
| 4 | 90 Years Ago | 🇵🇦 44 km ESE Of Burica, Panama | 7.5 | 865 | 30.00 / 18.64 | 7.85 / -82.51 |
| 5 | 74 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 7.5 | 865 | 97.90 / 60.83 | 10.48 / -85.05 |
| 6 | 83 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 70 km WSW Of Golfito, Costa Rica | 7.5 | 858 | 20.00 / 12.43 | 8.33 / -83.69 |
| 7 | 35 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 7 km SSE Of Puntarenas, Costa Rica | 7.3 | 820 | 22.20 / 13.79 | 9.92 / -84.81 |
| 8 | 120 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 53 km SSE Of Quepos, Costa Rica | 7.3 | 818 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 8.96 / -84.04 |
| 9 | 117 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 92 km SW Of San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua | 7.3 | 818 | 35.00 / 21.75 | 10.68 / -86.49 |
| 10 | 62 Years Ago | 🇵🇦 59 km SSE Of Burica, Panama | 7.2 | 793 | 25.00 / 15.53 | 7.51 / -82.73 |
| 11 | 109 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 6 km WNW Of Siquirres, Costa Rica | 7.1 | 784 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 10.11 / -83.56 |
| 12 | 68 Years Ago | 🇳🇮 12 km SSW Of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 7.1 | 776 | 35.00 / 21.75 | 11.68 / -86.56 |
| 13 | 42 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 12 km N Of Golfito, Costa Rica | 7.1 | 776 | 37.00 / 22.99 | 8.72 / -83.12 |
| 14 | 57 Years Ago | 🇳🇮 9 km E Of Granada, Nicaragua | 7.1 | 771 | 160.40 / 99.67 | 11.93 / -85.87 |
| 15 | 20 Years Ago | 🇳🇮 43 km SSW Of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 7.0 | 754 | 35.00 / 21.75 | 11.42 / -86.67 |
| 16 | 46 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 19 km N Of Nandayure, Costa Rica | 7.0 | 754 | 56.00 / 34.80 | 10.20 / -85.22 |
| 17 | 83 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 112 km SSW Of Quepos, Costa Rica | 6.9 | 741 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 8.53 / -84.64 |
| 18 | 25 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 42 km S Of Quepos, Costa Rica | 6.9 | 732 | 20.00 / 12.43 | 9.04 / -84.16 |
| 19 | 90 Years Ago | 🇵🇦 South Of Panama | 6.8 | 718 | 25.00 / 15.53 | 7.46 / -82.38 |
| 20 | 85 Years Ago | 🇨🇷 13 km W Of Jacó, Costa Rica | 6.8 | 716 | 25.00 / 15.53 | 9.61 / -84.75 |
| 21 | 92 Years Ago | 🇳🇮 47 km S Of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 6.8 | 713 | 30.00 / 18.64 | 11.36 / -86.58 |
| 22 | 71 Years Ago | 🇳🇮 60 km WSW Of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 6.8 | 711 | 35.00 / 21.75 | 11.54 / -87.01 |
| 23 | 35 Years Ago | 🇳🇮 36 km SSW Of La Conquista, Nicaragua | 6.8 | 711 | 52.50 / 32.62 | 11.43 / -86.30 |
| 24 | 71 Years Ago | 🇳🇮 33 km W Of Masachapa, Nicaragua | 6.8 | 711 | 35.00 / 21.75 | 11.78 / -86.82 |
| 25 | 42 Years Ago | 🇵🇦 146 km S Of Punta De Burica, Panama | 6.8 | 711 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 6.72 / -82.68 |