An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred only 8 minutes ago 70 km southwest of Liberia, Costa Rica, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 25. km beneath the epicenter near Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in the evening on Tuesday, June 9th, 2026, at 9:01 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1 as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Tamarindo (pop. 6,400) located 15 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Santa Cruz (pop. 12,300) located 43 km from the epicenter, Sardinal (pop. 3,300) 44 km away, Belen (pop. 2,700) 44 km away, Nicoya (pop. 15,300) 59 km away, Liberia (pop. 45,400) 70 km away, and Canas (pop. 20,300) 97 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 9, 2026 09:01 pm (Costa Rica time) local time (10 Jun 2026 03:01 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Depth: 25.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 10.29°N / 85.97°W (Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica)Primary data source: EMSC