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USGS usp000j5ch

23 Jul 2011, 14:54

26 km N of Sardinal, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 29.6 km depth.

Depth29.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km N of Sardinal, Costa Rica?

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10.749000, -85.684000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j5ch
Coordinates
10.749, -85.684
Network
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Significance
424