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USGS us100041yi

28 Nov 2015, 23:47

60 km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 60 km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica?

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10.463500, -86.193500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100041yi
Coordinates
10.4635, -86.1935
Network
us
Significance
385