International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583516
Event time 2026-02-26 21:43:30 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 03:43:30 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 22:08:06 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.9
Depth 16 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 Jaco
Distance 24 km
Course W
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean

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 Caldera (39,19 km), Puerto Caldera (39,19 km), Puntarenas (43,73 km), Puntarenas (43,73 km)
Nearest airports
Los Sueños Heliport (22,01 km), Los Sueños Heliport (22,01 km), Tambor Airport (24,39 km), Tambor Airport (24,39 km), La Yolanda Airport (31,50 km)
Nearest volcanoes
San Miguel, Cerro volcano (50,46 km)
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.