Weak mag. 3.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 12 km south of Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on 28 Sep 9:05 pm (GMT -6)
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Weak magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 21 km depth
29 Sep 03:32 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 27 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Sep 29, 2020 03:05:30 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 28 Sep 9:05 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.3 |
| Depth | 21.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.71°N / 84.94°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 9.71°S / 95.06°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Arenal (88 km / 55 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 12 km (8 mi) S of Paquera (pop: 1,510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) SSW of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SSW of Chacarita (pop: 26,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) WNW of Jaco (pop: 4,090) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) SW of Esparza (Espíritu Santo) (pop: 15,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) W of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) WSW of Alajuela (pop: 47,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 94 km (59 mi) WSW of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) WSW of Heredia (pop: 21,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) WSW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  26°C (79 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.3 | 21 km | 32 Km SSW of Puntarenas, Costa Rica | EMSC |
| 3.3 | 21 km | 12 Km Al Sur De Paquera, Puntarenas., Costa Rica | RSN |
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