Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean near Liberia (Costa Rica).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on June 10th, 2026. Last updated July 3rd, 2026.

A significant M5.0 earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 31 kilometer from Liberia, Costa Rica in the evening of Tuesday June 9th, 2026. Nicaragua is also near its epicenter.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the North Pacific Ocean, right off the coast of Costa Rica (3 mi offshore), 31 kilometer west of Liberia in Guanacaste. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 66 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Jun 9, 2026 09:01PM (Costa Rica Time) - Jun 10, 2026 03:01 Universal Time.
Location:	31 km west of Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Coordinates 10°35'17"N 85°42'50"W.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.0 Detected by 65 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.07 .
Depth:	66 km (41 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

2 countries can be found within 300km of the epicenter of this earthquake: Costa Rica and Nicaragua .

The closest significant population center near the earthquake is Liberia in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Liberia is located 31 kilometer (19 mi) west of the epicenter.

Major cities near this earthquake: Managua is located 181 km to the north. San José is located 193 km to the east. Masaya is located 160 km to the north.

An overview of nearby towns and cities is available in the overview below.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 94 people in 2 countries

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 94 people have reported shaking in 15 places in 2 countries (Costa Rica, Nicaragua).We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Sardinal, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: 39 people.
• Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: 22 people.
• Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: 8 people.
• Sámara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: 8 people.
• Belén, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: 5 people.
• Escazú, San José, Costa Rica: 2 people.
• San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua: 2 people.
• Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: 1 person.
• Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: 1 person.
• Juntas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: 1 person.

5 Aftershocks detected

Since this main shock, 5 smaller aftershocks were detected. Just 2 days after this main shock, an earthquake measuring MAG-2.9 was detected 52 km (32 mi) northwest of this earthquake.

Before this earthquake struck, 6 smaller foreshocks occurred. Roughly 11 hrs before this earthquake, a foreshock measuring MAG-4.1 was detected nearby this earthquake.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Aftershocks are usually at least 1 order of magnitude less strong than main shocks. The more time passes, the smaller the chance and likely strength of any potential aftershocks.

In only six percent of cases, significant earthquakes are followed by a larger main shock, making the current earthquake a foreshock. While the chance of this happening is not so large, it is adviced to maintain cautiousness in the hours and days following a major earthquake.

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since April 28th, 2026, when a 5 magnitude earthquake hit 184 km (115 mi) further south-east. An even stronger magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck on April 21st, 2022.

In total, 85 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every month.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 03/07/26 01:18 (). This article is automatically generated based on available data. We keep checking multiple sources for additional information. This article gets updated as new details on this earthquake become available.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000sry7
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260610_0000048
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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