Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 36 km south of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on 2 Oct 12:09 am (GMT -6)
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Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 20 km depth
2 Oct 07:21 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 12 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 2, 2020 06:09:30 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 2 Oct 12:09 am (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
| Depth | 20.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.65°N / 84.87°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 9.65°S / 95.13°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Platanar (91 km / 57 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Paquera (pop: 1,510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) W of Jaco (pop: 4,090) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) S of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) SSW of Chacarita (pop: 26,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 44 km (28 mi) SSW of Esparza (Espíritu Santo) (pop: 15,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) WSW of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) W of Tejar (Acosta) (pop: 22,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (51 mi) WSW of Alajuela (pop: 47,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) WSW of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) WSW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Moderate Rain  25.5°C (78 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 3 m/s (7 kts) from SSE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.1 | 20 km | 36 Km S of Puntarenas, Costa Rica | EMSC |
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