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USGS iscgem902029

18 Jun 1939, 17:46

6 km WNW of Tucurrique, Costa Rica

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km WNW of Tucurrique, Costa Rica?

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9.875000, -83.782000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem902029
Coordinates
9.875, -83.782
Network
iscgem
Significance
561