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USGS us7000c8w9

1 Nov 2020, 05:01

2 km NNW of Ángeles, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 72.1 km depth.

Depth72.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km NNW of Ángeles, Costa Rica?

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10.012900, -84.061600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000c8w9
Coordinates
10.0129, -84.0616
Network
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Significance
434