Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes near San Jose, San José, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.5 earthquake in Costa Rica near San Jose, San José, Provincia de San Jose, just 28 minutes ago. The earthquake struck in the early afternoon on Friday, September 4th, 2026, at 3:41 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 98. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake.
Weak shaking may have been felt in Angeles (pop. 1,400), located 18 km from the epicenter; Purral (pop. 30,000), 20 km away; San Vicente (pop. 34,400), 20 km away; San Vicente de Moravia (pop. 34,400), 20 km away; San Vicente (pop. 34,400), 20 km away; Heredia (pop. 21,900), 21 km away; San Francisco (pop. 55,900), 23 km away; San Jose (pop. 335,000), 25 km away; Alajuela (pop. 47,500), 29 km away; and Cartago (pop. 26,600), 30 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 4, 2026 03:41 pm (GMT -6) local time (4 Sep 2026 21:41 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Hypocenter depth: 98.00 km
Epicenter coordinates: 10.13°N / 83.97°W (Pococi, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica)
Primary data source: EMSC
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