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Significant earthquake

This summarises a recorded earthquake only; it is not a warning or a prediction. Follow AFAD and the competent authorities for official statements and guidance.

OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 22.10.2026 03:43 – ongoing

Earthquakes
12
Largest
M4,0

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
4.0 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 22.10.2026 03:43 6,0 km
3.9 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 22.10.2026 07:54 15,0 km
2.6 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 23.10.2026 12:05 7,0 km
2.9 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 23.10.2026 16:07 8,0 km
3.1 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 24.10.2026 11:48 10,0 km
2.9 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 24.10.2026 16:38 17,0 km
2.7 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 25.10.2026 09:26 9,0 km
2.8 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 28.10.2026 13:36 2,0 km
2.8 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 28.10.2026 22:25 18,0 km
3.0 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 30.10.2026 11:06 17,0 km
2.6 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 30.10.2026 11:38 10,0 km
2.8 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 31.10.2026 08:17 11,0 km

Sequences group earthquakes that have occurred by proximity in time and location (Gardner–Knopoff windows, Poisson rate test). Follow AFAD and Kandilli Observatory for official assessments. (Gardner & Knopoff (1974))