A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 81 km W of Tamarindo, Costa Rica (50 miles) on Friday. Unique identifier: us6000reh3. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000reh3. The temblor was picked up at 10:47:31 / 10:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -86.5812 West, latitude 10.3444 North, depth = 19.426 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/10/25 / 2025-10-03 10:47:31 / October 3, 2025 @ 10:47 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 19.426 km (12 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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: 81 km W of Tamarindo, Costa Rica.

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