Mag. 3.1 earthquake - 22 Km Al Suroeste De Jaco, Garabito., Costa Rica, on 30 de septiembre del 2020 5:02 pm -
Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 22 km depth
30 Sep 23:46 UTC: First to report: RSN after 44 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 30 de septiembre del 2020 5:02 pm
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 22.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.504°N / 84.794°W
(Costa Rica)Nearest volcano: Poas (99 km / 62 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
53 km (33 mi) S of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700)
56 km (35 mi) SSW of Esparza (Espíritu Santo) (pop: 15,600)
59 km (36 mi) SSW of Desamparados (San Mateo) (pop: 14,400)
66 km (41 mi) SW of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400)
67 km (42 mi) WSW of Tejar (Acosta) (pop: 22,400)
86 km (53 mi) SW of Alajuela (pop: 47,500)
91 km (57 mi) WSW of San José (pop: 335,000)
200 km (124 mi) WSW of Puerto Limon (pop: 63,100)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
27.2°C (81 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: RSN
Scattered Clouds
27.2°C (81 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from WSWEstimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 22 km | 22 Km Al Suroeste De Jaco, Garabito., Costa Rica | RSN |
| M 3.1 | 22 km | 91 Km WSW of San José, Costa Rica | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
40 km E of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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