Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 38 km southwest of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, on 08 de diciembre del 2019 12:31 pm -

Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 38 km southwest of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, on 08 de diciembre del 2019 12:31 pm

Strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 26 km depth

9 Dec 06:34 UTC: First to report: RSN after 3 minutes.
Date & time: 9 Dec 2019 06:31:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 08 de diciembre del 2019 12:31 pm
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 26.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.056°N / 85.864°W (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica)
Nearest volcano: Rincón de la Vieja (104 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) SW of Santa Cruz (pop: 12,300) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) WSW of Nicoya (pop: 15,300) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (49 mi) SW of Liberia (pop: 45,400) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) WSW of Canas (Cañas) (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) W of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) W of Chacarita (pop: 26,400) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (79 mi) SW of San José (Upala) (pop: 31,400) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) W of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) --> See nearby quakes!
196 km (121 mi) W of San Jose (pop: 335,000) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) S of Managua (Nicaragua) (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: RSN
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.526 km29 km al Sur de Tamarindo, Guanacaste. (Costa Rica)RSN

User reports for this quake (3)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Playa callejones / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Tamarindo (1.2 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Tamarindo / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):
  • 30 Jan 2020 09:59 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    25 km (15.5 mi) depth
    |
    6 km (4 mi) distance
    | RSN | Details
  • 20 Jan 2020 11:08 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | RSN | Details
  • 15 Dec 2019 23:01 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    24 km (14.9 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details

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