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44.9 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Weak mag. 3.5 earthquake - 48 km south of San José, Costa Rica, on 26 de septiembre del 2020 2:04 pm
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Weak magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 45 km depth
26 Sep 20:26 UTC: First to report: RSN after 22 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Sep 26, 2020 20:04:00 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 26 de septiembre del 2020 2:04 pm |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.5 |
| Depth | 45.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.533°N / 84.246°W  (Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 9.533°S / 95.754°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RSN |
| Nearest volcano | Irazu (66 km / 41 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 9 km (5 mi) E of Parrita (pop: 3,730) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) S of Tejar (Acosta) (pop: 22,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) S of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) SSW of Aserri (pop: 25,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) SSW of San Rafael Arriba (pop: 15,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) SSW of San Miguel (pop: 28,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) SSW of San Rafael (pop: 25,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SSW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SSW of Curridabat (pop: 34,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) SSW of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  24.9°C (77 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 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 | 45 km | 9 Km Al Este De Parrita, Puntarenas., Costa Rica | RSN |
| 3.5 | 45 km | 48 Km SSW of San José, Costa Rica | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
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