M5.7 earthquake near Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 102 km S of Sámara, Costa Rica on 10 Jun 2021, 23:27 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Puntarenas, about 129 km away in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.