Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near San Jose, San José, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica
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📍 San José, Costa Rica (approximate) 🕑 1 d ago
📰 How this story developed
7 reports of this incident, first to latest. It stays on the live map for 48 hours from the first report.
- Tue 27 Oct, 07:36 · 1 d ago Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - Provincia de Alajuela, 25 km northwest of San Jose, Costa Rica, on Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026, at 04:36 pm (GMT -6) Volcano Discovery · first report
- Tue 27 Oct, 11:16 · 23 h ago Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - Provincia de Alajuela, 31 km northwest of San Jose, Costa Rica, on Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026, at 01:02 pm (GMT -6) Volcano Discovery
- Tue 27 Oct, 23:18 · 11 h ago Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 171 km southwest of San Jose, Costa Rica, on Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026, at 01:08 pm (GMT -6) Volcano Discovery
- Wed 28 Oct, 03:55 · 6 h ago Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - Provincia de Alajuela, 24 km northwest of San Jose, Costa Rica, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 12:53 am (Universal Time) Volcano Discovery
- Wed 28 Oct, 04:21 · 6 h ago Evento sísmico, posible sismo, reportado hace pocos minutos cerca de San José, San José, Costa Rica Volcano Discovery
- Wed 28 Oct, 05:29 · 4 h ago Possible Earthquake Reported Minutes ago Near San Jose, San José, Costa Rica Volcano Discovery
- Wed 28 Oct, 05:29 · 4 h ago Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near San Jose, San José, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica Volcano Discovery
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📰 Story summary
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- Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near San Jose, San José, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica
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