A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Tamarindo in Costa Rica on Friday. Id of earthquake: us6000qi7q. Event ids that are associated: us6000qi7q. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/05/25 / 2025-05-23 19:30:53 / May 23, 2025 @ 7:30 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 19:30:53 / 7:30 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -86.0467° West, 10.6259° North, depth 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Costa Rica (c. 4 516 000 pop), Nicaragua (c. 5 996 000 pop). The epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Liberia (c. 45 400 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Nicoya (c. 15 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Santa Cruz (c. 12 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from San Juan del Sur (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nicoya, San Juan del Sur, Liberia.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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 NNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica.
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