A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Puerto Cortés in Costa Rica. Unique identifier: us6000rntr. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rntr. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -83.9849° West, 8.8413° North, depth 10 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:30:20 / 6:30 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/11/25 / 2025-11-17 18:30:20 / November 17, 2025 @ 6:30 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from San Isidro (c. 34 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Buenos Aires (c. 11 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Daniel Flores (c. 10 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Quepos (c. 7 800 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Golfito (c. 6 800 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Mercedes (c. 5 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Costa Rica (c. 4 516 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Golfito, Buenos Aires, Quepos (min 5000 pop).
Every 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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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