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near Parrita, Puntarenas (40 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 53 km south of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on 30 de septiembre del 2020 5:02 pm
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Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 22 km depth
30 Sep 23:46 UTC: First to report: RSN after 44 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Sep 30, 2020 23:02:00 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 30 de septiembre del 2020 5:02 pm |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
| Depth | 22.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.504°N / 84.794°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 9.504°S / 95.206°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | RSN |
| Nearest volcano | Poas (99 km / 62 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 22 km (14 mi) SW of Jaco (pop: 4,090) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) S of Chacarita (pop: 26,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) SSW of Esparza (Espíritu Santo) (pop: 15,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) SW of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) WSW of Tejar (Acosta) (pop: 22,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) SW of Alajuela (pop: 47,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (54 mi) WSW of Aserri (pop: 25,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (56 mi) SW of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) WSW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) SW of Heredia (pop: 21,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  27.2°C (81 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.1 | 22 km | 22 Km Al Suroeste De Jaco, Garabito., Costa Rica | RSN |
| 3.1 | 22 km | 91 Km WSW of San José, Costa Rica | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
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