Costa Rica Earthquake Impact Analysis for October 22, 2025

A geospatial dataset from the WFP's ADAM system details the impact of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Quepos, Costa Rica, on October 22, 2025. The data includes the epicenter coordinates, depth, and an estimate of 120,528 people impacted within a 50km radius. It was last updated by the WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping system on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map population exposure to seismic hazards based on the reported 120,528 people impacted within 50km.
• Model ground shaking intensity for infrastructure risk assessment based on the earthquake's magnitude and depth.
• Coordinate emergency response logistics using the precise epicenter latitude and longitude coordinates.
• Analyze historical earthquake patterns in Central America based on the event's date and location metadata.

Strengths

• Includes specific impact metrics, such as 120,528 people affected within a defined 50km radius.
• Provides precise geolocation data, including the epicenter at latitude 9.3653 and longitude -84.1795.
• Contains key seismic event parameters: magnitude 5.9 and a depth of 31.021 km.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by an automated system following a sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

Primary event date: October 22, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:09:17.156089; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Epicenter 8km south of Quepos, Costa Rica, with analysis covering a 50km radius.