International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1769238
Event time 2026-10-11 02:57:20 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-11 08:57:20 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-11 03:01:14 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 25 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Central-America
Country Costa Rica
Administration area Puntarenas
Nearest settlement Quepos
Distance 45 km
Course SSE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Puerto Quepos (45,20 km), Puerto Quepos (45,20 km)
Nearest airports
Portalón Airport (36,27 km), Portalón Airport (36,27 km), Papa Kilo Airport (37,73 km), Papa Kilo Airport (37,73 km), Playa Ballena Airport (39,67 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.