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USGS iscgem895887

5 Oct 1950, 17:09

Costa Rica

A magnitude 7.5 mw earthquake at 97.9 km depth.

Depth97.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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10.481000, -85.046000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

44 km ESE of Burica, Panama

70 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica

4 km WNW of Atenas, Costa Rica

34 km S of Limón, Costa Rica

11 km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica

7 km SSE of Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem895887

Coordinates

10.481, -85.046

Network

iscgem

Significance

865