Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 3.4 km northwest of Fortuna, Bagaces, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on 13 de enero del 2020 7:54 am
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Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 5 km depth
13 Jan 17:00 UTC: First to report: RSN after 3 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 13 de enero del 2020 7:54 am
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.696°N / 85.221°W

Antipode: 10.696°S / 94.779°E
Nearest volcano: Miravalles (9 km / 6 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) NW of Fortuna (Guanacaste) (pop: 1,770) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) N of Bagaces (Guanacaste) (pop: 4,110) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) ENE of Liberia (Guanacaste) (pop: 45,400) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) SSW of San José (Upala, Alajuela) (pop: 31,400) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) SW of Upala (Alajuela) (pop: 4,190) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) NNW of Canas (Cañas, Guanacaste) (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (23 mi) NW of Tilaran (Tilarán, Guanacaste) (pop: 7,300) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) NNE of Nicoya (Guanacaste) (pop: 15,300) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) NNW of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) NW of San Jose (San José) (pop: 335,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: RSN
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.5 | 5 km | 2 km al Sur de Mogote, Bagaces. (Costa Rica) | RSN |
3.5 | 5 km | Costa Rica | EMSC |
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