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USGS us10007dxa

1 Dec 2016, 00:25

9 km NE of Cot, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 1.3 km depth.

Depth1.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km NE of Cot, Costa Rica?

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9.948500, -83.806900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10007dxa
Coordinates
9.9485, -83.8069
Network
us
Significance
460