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USGS us7000gi36

4 Feb 2022, 21:24

24 km S of Golfito, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 18.2 km depth.

Depth18.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km S of Golfito, Costa Rica?

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8.383100, -83.156800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000gi36
Coordinates
8.3831, -83.1568
Network
us
Significance
390