Biggest Earthquakes Near The Caribbean and Central America
The Caribbean and Central America has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 6 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 53 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 314 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 3,001 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in The Caribbean and Central America:
Ciudad Cortés, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1990-04-28 01:23:11 UTC
at 01:23
April 28, 1990 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 8.887, -83.5
8.2 km from
Ciudad Cortés
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 22 km
El Cairo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1979-11-23 23:40:29 UTC
at 23:40
November 23, 1979 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 4.805, -76.217
4.2 km from
El Cairo
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 108 km
Ciudad Cortés, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1979-08-24 04:26:54 UTC
at 04:26
August 24, 1979 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 8.951, -83.483
4.2 km from
Ciudad Cortés
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 40 km
Puerto Barrios, Izabal, Guatemala
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1980-08-09 05:45:09 UTC
at 05:45
August 09, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.888, -88.516
19.2 km from
Puerto Barrios
(12.2 miles)
Depth: 22 km
Parham, Saint Peter, Antigua and Barbuda
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1967-12-24 20:03:12 UTC
at 20:03
December 24, 1967 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 17.351, -61.232
63.2 km from
Parham
(39.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Punta de Burica, Chiriquí, Panama
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1954-04-27 10:06:31 UTC
at 10:06
April 27, 1954 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 5.682, -82.606
261.2 km from
Punta de Burica
(162.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
Puerto San José, Escuintla, Guatemala
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1955-09-03 12:36:21 UTC
at 12:36
September 03, 1955 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.716, -90.857
23.2 km from
Puerto San José
(14.2 miles)
Depth: 44 km
Güiria, Sucre, Venezuela
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1957-10-04 05:26:09 UTC
at 05:26
October 04, 1957 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.824, -62.706
52.2 km from
Güiria
(32.2 miles)
Depth: 23 km
Ciudad Cortés, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1958-06-06 09:11:22 UTC
at 09:11
June 06, 1958 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 7.673, -84.645
188.2 km from
Ciudad Cortés
(117.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
El Tocuyo, Lara, Venezuela
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1950-08-03 22:18:21 UTC
at 22:18
August 03, 1950 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 9.71, -69.819
8.2 km from
El Tocuyo
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Nandayure, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1952-05-13 19:31:42 UTC
at 19:31
May 13, 1952 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.088, -85.211
6.2 km from
Nandayure
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
Ciudad Cortés, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1937-03-09 15:40:24 UTC
at 15:40
March 09, 1937 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 8.822, -83.398
20.2 km from
Ciudad Cortés
(12.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Punta de Burica, Chiriquí, Panama
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1939-05-06 06:00:12 UTC
at 06:00
May 06, 1939 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 5.191, -84.039
339.2 km from
Punta de Burica
(211.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Puerto San José, Escuintla, Guatemala
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1929-03-21 02:37:07 UTC
at 02:37
March 21, 1929 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.384, -90.756
60.2 km from
Puerto San José
(37.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
Portobelo, Colón, Panama
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1935-11-30 03:39:51 UTC
at 03:39
November 30, 1935 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 9.654, -79.74
15.2 km from
Portobelo
(9.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
Aguadilla, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1920-02-10 22:07:18 UTC
at 22:07
February 10, 1920 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 18.619, -67.339
28.2 km from
Aguadilla
(17.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Tola, Rivas, Nicaragua
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1922-02-16 03:14:46 UTC
at 03:14
February 16, 1922 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.255, -86.408
55.2 km from
Tola
(34.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1924-03-11 10:41:19 UTC
at 10:41
March 11, 1924 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.058, -84.855
9.2 km from
Puntarenas
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Juradó, Chocó, Colombia
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1924-07-06 14:18:51 UTC
at 14:18
July 06, 1924 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 7.224, -77.601
21.2 km from
Juradó
(13.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Yaviza, Darién, Panama
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1925-03-29 21:12:35 UTC
at 21:12
March 29, 1925 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 7.853, -77.805
35.2 km from
Yaviza
(21.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Tallaboa, Penuelas, Puerto Rico
6.4 magnitude earthquake
2020-01-07 08:24:26 UTC
at 08:24
January 07, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 17.916, -66.813
5.2 km from
Tallaboa
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Zacualpa, Quiché, Guatemala
6.4 magnitude earthquake
2023-05-17 23:02:00 UTC
at 23:02
May 17, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.153, -90.837
4.2 km from
Zacualpa
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 252 km
Punta de Burica, Chiriquí, Panama
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2009-03-12 23:23:34 UTC
at 23:23
March 12, 2009 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 5.686, -82.767
259.2 km from
Punta de Burica
(161.2 miles)
Depth: 9 km
San Lucas Tolimán, Sololá, Guatemala
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2009-05-03 16:21:45 UTC
at 16:21
May 03, 2009 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.546, -91.143
5.2 km from
San Lucas Tolimán
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 108 km
Punta de Burica, Chiriquí, Panama
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2012-06-04 03:15:24 UTC
at 03:15
June 04, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 5.508, -82.563
281.2 km from
Punta de Burica
(174.2 miles)
Depth: 7 km
Punta de Burica, Chiriquí, Panama
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2012-06-04 00:45:15 UTC
at 00:45
June 04, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 5.305, -82.629
302.2 km from
Punta de Burica
(188.2 miles)
Depth: 7 km
Terre-de-Bas, Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2004-11-21 11:41:07 UTC
at 11:41
November 21, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.679, -61.706
20.2 km from
Terre-de-Bas
(12.2 miles)
Depth: 14 km
Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2004-11-20 22:01:45 UTC
at 22:01
November 20, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.376, -90.056
34.2 km from
Acajutla
(21.2 miles)
Depth: 40 km
Masachapa, Managua, Nicaragua
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2004-06-29 07:01:30 UTC
at 07:01
June 29, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.738, -87.043
129.2 km from
Masachapa
(80.2 miles)
Depth: 9 km
Cárdenas, Rivas, Nicaragua
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2005-08-03 11:03:15 UTC
at 11:03
August 03, 2005 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.247, -85.541
6.2 km from
Cárdenas
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 14 km