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USGS us10004f2n
16 Jan 2016, 16:58
57 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica
A magnitude 5.2 mwr earthquake at 24.9 km depth.
Published location
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8.913400, -84.214600
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Event ID
us10004f2n
Coordinates
8.9134, -84.2146
Network
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Significance
416