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M2.7 earthquake near Tejar, San José

Name: M2.7 earthquake near Tejar, San José
Start: 2026-10-17T18:03:44+00:00
Location: COSTA RICA

10 h ago · 17 Oct 2026, 18:03 UTC COSTA RICA

What happened

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck COSTA RICA on 17 Oct 2026, 18:03 UTC at a depth of 4 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Micro. Usually not felt, or felt only by a few people at rest. Recorded by instruments. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tejar, about 51 km away in San José, Costa Rica.

Timeline

First reported by EMSC
17 Oct 2026, 23:36 UTC

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