Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - 29 km southwest of Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Saturday, 11 November 1950 at 13:51 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 25 km depth
Date & time: 11 Nov 1950 13:51:14 UTC
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.971°N / 85.64°W

Nearest volcano: Cerro Chopo (84 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km (10 mi) NW of Samara (Guanacaste) (pop: 1,070) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) SW of Nicoya (Guanacaste) (pop: 15,300) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) S of Santa Cruz (Guanacaste) (pop: 12,300) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) SSW of Liberia (Guanacaste) (pop: 45,400) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) SW of Canas (Cañas, Guanacaste) (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) W of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) W of Chacarita (Puntarenas) (pop: 26,400) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) W of San Jose (San José) (pop: 335,000) --> See nearby quakes!
250 km (155 mi) SSE of Managua (Nicaragua) (pop: 973,100) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) W of Puerto Limon (Limón) (pop: 63,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.8 | 25 km | off the coast of Costa Rica | USGS |
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- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 05 Oct 1950 16:09| 7.5 |98km / 61mi|70 years ago|86km / 54mi| Tilaran, 8 km NE of Canas, Cañas, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- 04 Mar 1924 10:07| 7.1 |15km / 9.3mi|97 years ago|190km / 118mi| Cartago, 7.6 km SW of Paraiso, Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica
- 06 Dec 1941 21:24| 7.0 |15km / 9.3mi|79 years ago|202km / 126mi| North Pacific Ocean, 164 km S of San Jose, San José, San Jose, Costa Rica
- 22 Dec 1939 04:44| 6.8 |25km / 16mi|81 years ago|101km / 63mi| North Pacific Ocean, 31 km E of Isla Cabo Blanco Island, Costa Rica
- 02 Oct 1932 02:59| 6.7 |30km / 19mi|88 years ago|183km / 114mi| North Pacific Ocean, 57 km S of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua
- 27 Oct 1940 05:35| 6.6 |35km / 22mi|80 years ago|162km / 101mi| 9.2 km E of Parrita, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- 22 Dec 1934 14:29| 6.5 |25km / 16mi|86 years ago|203km / 126mi| North Pacific Ocean, 61 km SW of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua
- 25 Oct 1928 12:33| 6.5 |30km / 19mi|92 years ago|237km / 147mi| North Pacific Ocean, 97 km S of León, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua
- 11 Mar 1924 10:41| 6.4 |20km / 12.4mi|97 years ago|87km / 54mi| 9.3 km N of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- 16 Feb 1922 03:14| 6.4 |25km / 16mi|99 years ago|166km / 103mi| North Pacific Ocean, 87 km SW of Masaya, Nicaragua
- 17 Oct 1950 22:07| 5.7 |15km / 9.3mi|70 years ago|96km / 59mi| North Pacific Ocean, 25 km S of Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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