A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near San Jose, San José, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica, was reported 38 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 22. km beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Thursday, May 14th, 2026, at 5:22 pm local time. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Jaco (pop. 4,100) located 8 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tejar (pop. 22,400) located 45 km from the epicenter, San Rafael Abajo (pop. 27,400) 46 km away, Esparza (pop. 15,600) 50 km away, Chacarita (pop. 26,400) 53 km away, Aserri (pop. 25,900) 65 km away, San Miguel (pop. 28,800) 69 km away, San Jose (pop. 335,000) 71 km away, San Francisco (pop. 55,900) 71 km away, and Curridabat (pop. 34,600) 74 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: May 14, 2026 05:22 pm (GMT -6) local time (14 May 2026 23:22 GMT)Magnitude: 4.1Depth: 22.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 9.55°N / 84.6°W (Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica)Primary data source: EMSC