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USGS usp000d8tf

20 Nov 2004, 08:07

17 km SSE of Tejar, Costa Rica

A magnitude 6.4 mwb earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 February 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17 km SSE of Tejar, Costa Rica?

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9.602000, -84.172000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d8tf
Coordinates
9.602, -84.172
Network
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Significance
668