A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred at 17:03:19 UTC on 11 January 2018 (11:03:19 local time), 22.4 km (13.9 mi) NNE of Tilarán, Costa Rica; 44.7 km (27.8 mi) SE of San José, Costa Rica and 53.9 km (33.5 mi) S of San Carlos, Nicaragua.