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USGS us6000fu4e

13 Oct 2021, 03:54

17 km WSW of Jacó, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5 mwr earthquake at 16.3 km depth.

Depth16.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17 km WSW of Jacó, Costa Rica?

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9.562000, -84.775700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000fu4e
Coordinates
9.562, -84.7757
Network
us
Significance
403