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Magnitude4.2
RegionOFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
Date time2026-10-15 15:40:35.0 UTC
Location9.961 ; -86.179
Depth18 km
Distance224 km S of Masaya, Nicaragua / pop: 130,000 / local time: 09:40:35.0 2026-10-15
73 km SW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica / pop: 12,200 / local time: 09:40:35.0 2026-10-15
Source parameters provided by:

Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales -- Managua, Nicaragua (INET)
All data providers for this event:
Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales -- Managua, Nicaragua (INET)
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)
Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales -- Managua, Nicaragua (INET)
Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador -- Quito, Ecuador (QUI)
Instituto de investigacion observatorio valcanologico y sismologico, Heredia, Costa Rica -- Heredia, Costa Rica (UNA)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
Seccion de Sismologia, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica -- San Jose, Costa Rica (UCR)