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USGS usp000jttn

10 Oct 2012, 13:19

6 km SSW of Nicoya, Costa Rica

A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 26.4 km depth.

Depth26.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km SSW of Nicoya, Costa Rica?

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10.100000, -85.476000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jttn
Coordinates
10.1, -85.476
Network
us
Significance
461