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USGS usp000de7r
24 Jan 2005, 17:45
28 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 9 km depth.
Published location
Where is 28 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica?
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9.388000, -84.753000
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Event ID
usp000de7r
Coordinates
9.388, -84.753
Network
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Significance
432