Home › 1940 › Costa Rica

M6.7 earthquake, Costa Rica, 1940-10-27

MagnitudeM6.7mw

This page is updated only once a day and is not an alert service. For current earthquake and tsunami information, check the Japan Meteorological Agency, the USGS and your local authorities.

Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1940-10-27 05:35

Rank in 194016 / 105among M6+

Rank since 19002682 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

8 km SW of Parrita, Costa Rica · 9.46, -84.37

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1991 M7.6M7.6

2012 M7.6M7.6

1939 M7.6M7.6

1934 M7.5M7.5

1950 M7.5M7.5

1941 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.3M7.3

1904 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1900 M7.2M7.2

1962 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1940-10-05	1940-10-05 14:38	15 km	10 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.0 1940-10-02	1940-10-02 03:15	15 km	5 km SSE of Tejar, Costa Rica
M6.4 1940-07-13	1940-07-13 16:47	15 km	south of Panama
M6.1 1939-12-23	1939-12-23 17:11	35 km	18 km SSE of Paquera, Costa Rica
M6.8 1939-12-22	1939-12-22 04:44	25 km	13 km W of Jacó, Costa Rica
M7.6 1939-12-21	1939-12-21 20:54	25 km	4 km WNW of Atenas, Costa Rica
M6.0 1939-06-18	1939-06-18 16:46	15 km	6 km WNW of Tucurrique, Costa Rica
M6.1 1939-02-09	1939-02-09 15:30	15 km	near the coast of Nicaragua
M6.1 1937-06-24	1937-06-24 13:13	15 km	80 km SW of Golfito, Costa Rica
M6.4 1937-03-09	1937-03-09 15:40	20 km	14 km SE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.