Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Costa Rica on Sunday, 4 October 1987 at 08:15 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 48 km depth
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 47.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.823°N / 85.926°W

Nearest volcano: Orosí (52 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
42 km (26 mi) SW of La Cruz (pop: 4,320) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) S of San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua) (pop: 7,790) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) WNW of Liberia (pop: 45,400) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) SW of Cardenas (Nicaragua) (pop: 1,200) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) S of Tola (Nicaragua) (pop: 2,640) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) S of Rivas (Nicaragua) (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) NNW of Santa Cruz (pop: 12,300) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) WNW of San José (pop: 335,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.2 | 48 km | Costa Rica | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 04 Oct 1987 19:15 UTC| M 4.4 |64.2 km (39.9 mi) depth|52 km (32 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Costa Rica on Sunday, 4 October 1987 at 08:15 (GMT)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 05 Oct 1950 16:09| 7.5 |98km / 61mi|70 years ago|103km / 64mi| Costa Rica
- 27 Feb 1916 20:21| 7.2 |15km / 9.3mi|105 years ago|239km / 149mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 15 Oct 1967 08:00| 7.1 |160km / 100mi|53 years ago|123km / 76mi| Nicaragua
- 24 Oct 1956 14:42| 7.1 |35km / 22mi|64 years ago|118km / 73mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 04 Mar 1924 10:07| 7.1 |15km / 9.3mi|97 years ago|248km / 154mi| Costa Rica
- 23 Aug 1978 00:38| 7.0 |56km / 35mi|42 years ago|103km / 64mi| Costa Rica
- 05 Nov 1926 07:55| 7.0 |15km / 9.3mi|94 years ago|223km / 138mi| Nicaragua
- 19 Feb 1954 21:34| 6.8 |35km / 22mi|67 years ago|144km / 89mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 19 Feb 1954 00:40| 6.8 |35km / 22mi|67 years ago|143km / 89mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
- 02 Oct 1932 02:59| 6.7 |30km / 19mi|88 years ago|90km / 56mi| Near the Coast of Nicaragua
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