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M4.1 earthquake near Nicoya, Guanacaste Province

Name: M4.1 earthquake near Nicoya, Guanacaste Province
Start: 2017-04-19T08:56:57.95+00:00
Location: 7 km ESE of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica

3468 d ago · 19 Apr 2017, 08:56 UTC 7 km ESE of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica

What happened

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica on 19 Apr 2017, 08:56 UTC at a depth of 27 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Nicoya, about 12 km away in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:35 UTC

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