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USGS us10003xdn

11 Nov 2015, 12:08

26 km SW of Sámara, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 36.1 km depth.

Depth36.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km SW of Sámara, Costa Rica?

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9.692000, -85.675500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10003xdn
Coordinates
9.692, -85.6755
Network
us
Significance
402