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USGS usc000rqyh

6 Jul 2014, 12:42

10 km S of Cañas, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5 mwr earthquake at 68.8 km depth.

Depth68.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km S of Cañas, Costa Rica?

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10.333900, -85.115500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000rqyh
Coordinates
10.3339, -85.1155
Network
us
Significance
393