A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Tamarindo in Costa Rica on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/04/25 / 2025-04-13 21:30:28 / April 13, 2025 @ 9:30 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -86.2313 West, latitude 10.2837 North, depth = 28.27 km. Unique identifier: us6000q5ue. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q5ue. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.27 km (18 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:30:28 / 9:30 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Liberia, Nicoya, Santa Cruz. Country/countries that might be effected, Costa Rica (c. 4 516 000 pop). The epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Liberia (c. 45 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Nicoya (c. 15 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Santa Cruz (c. 12 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 42 km W of Tamarindo, Costa Rica.
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