International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583064
Event time 2026-02-26 06:04:15 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 12:04:15 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 07:07:54 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 8 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 Alajuela
Nearest settlement Upala
Distance 19 km
Course SE
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
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
La Garroba Airport (4,22 km), La Garroba Airport (4,22 km), Guatuso Airport (13,64 km), Guatuso Airport (13,64 km), Upala Airport (18,32 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Tenorio volcano (20,41 km), Miravalles volcano (30,58 km), Tilaran, Cerro volcano (39,95 km), Arenal volcano (41,75 km), Chopo, Cerro volcano (41,77 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.