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USGS usp0003duj

11 Mar 1988, 03:44

31 km N of San Vito, Costa Rica

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 22.5 km depth.

Depth22.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km N of San Vito, Costa Rica?

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9.105000, -82.985000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003duj
Coordinates
9.105, -82.985
Network
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Significance
554