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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0004jkq
USGS usp0004jkq

22 Dec 1990, 17:27

2 km NNE of Santiago, Costa Rica

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 17.3 km depth.

Depth17.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km NNE of Santiago, Costa Rica?

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9.869000, -84.302000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0004jkq
Coordinates
9.869, -84.302
Network
us
Significance
554