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USGS us7000m3ud

7 Mar 2024, 08:20

78 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 9 km depth.

Depth9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 78 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica?

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9.771800, -86.322800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000m3ud
Coordinates
9.7718, -86.3228
Network
us
Significance
497