Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M4.9 earthquake 33 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica at Oct 12, 2024, 18:17 UTC, at a depth of 65 km. The epicentre was 56 km (35 mi) W of Liberia.

Details

Magnitude	4.9 mb
Time	Oct 12, 2024, 18:17 UTC
Depth	64.7 km
Coordinates	10.595, -85.945
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

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02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
4.9	68 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	83 km / 52 mi	depth 44 km	Oct 19, 05:18 UTC
4.4	16 km W of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	32 km / 20 mi	depth 34 km	Oct 15, 15:40 UTC
4.3	29 km SW of Tola, Nicaragua	81 km / 50 mi	depth 65 km	Sep 17, 09:08 UTC
4.3	10 km W of Tola, Nicaragua	93 km / 58 mi	depth 162 km	Jul 24, 10:25 UTC
4.7	83 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	64 km / 40 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 6, 02:37 UTC
4.1	55 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	38 km / 24 mi	depth 10 km	Jun 24, 18:38 UTC
4.9	8 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica	27 km / 17 mi	depth 68 km	Jun 10, 03:01 UTC
4.1	9 km W of Cárdenas, Nicaragua	77 km / 48 mi	depth 164 km	Jun 9, 16:06 UTC
4.7	66 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua	96 km / 59 mi	depth 50 km	May 31, 17:14 UTC
4.4	49 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	27 km / 17 mi	depth 45 km	May 27, 17:10 UTC
4.4	42 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	15 km / 9 mi	depth 35 km	May 24, 16:16 UTC
5.7	72 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	90 km / 56 mi	depth 17 km	Apr 15, 06:56 UTC
4.5	23 km WSW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	45 km / 28 mi	depth 10 km	Mar 8, 17:42 UTC
4.4	73 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	47 km / 29 mi	depth 47 km	Mar 7, 17:42 UTC
4.3	74 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	57 km / 35 mi	depth 35 km	Mar 7, 15:00 UTC
4.5	13 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	30 km / 19 mi	depth 10 km	Mar 7, 11:10 UTC
4.3	53 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	58 km / 36 mi	depth 35 km	Mar 7, 10:34 UTC
4.3	90 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	70 km / 43 mi	depth 10 km	Dec 22, 17:53 UTC
4.5	9 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica	97 km / 61 mi	depth 219 km	Nov 22, 10:29 UTC
4.3	85 km W of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	78 km / 48 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 3, 10:47 UTC
4.6	88 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	68 km / 42 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 22, 11:56 UTC
4.3	8 km WNW of La Fortuna, Costa Rica	74 km / 46 mi	depth 17 km	Jul 26, 17:39 UTC
4.6	100 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	84 km / 52 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 08:51 UTC
4.5	12 km WNW of Cárdenas, Nicaragua	79 km / 49 mi	depth 185 km	Jun 29, 11:37 UTC
4.3	74 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica	53 km / 33 mi	depth 10 km	Jun 25, 05:24 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.