International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583308
Event time 2026-02-26 14:47:06 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 20:47:06 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 15:08:03 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 51 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 San José
Nearest settlement San Marcos
Distance 9 km
Course NW
Surface type underground quake

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Puerto Quepos (31,36 km), Puerto Quepos (31,36 km), Puerto Caldera (72,57 km), Puerto Caldera (72,57 km)
Nearest airports
La Loma Heliport (24,27 km), La Loma Heliport (24,27 km), Helibancosta Heliport (25,34 km), Helibancosta Heliport (25,34 km), San Jose Heliport (26,46 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Irazu volcano (39,87 km), Barva volcano (47,41 km), Turrialba volcano (49,96 km), Poas volcano (56,79 km), Platanar volcano (72,28 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.