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USGS usp000gcnz

20 Jul 2008, 03:34

21 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 63.4 km depth.

Depth63.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica?

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10.667000, -85.777000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gcnz
Coordinates
10.667, -85.777
Network
us
Significance
400