Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 40 km south of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on 03 de octubre del 2020 3:31 pm
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 18 km depth
3 Oct 21:42 UTC: First to report: RSN after 11 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 3, 2020 21:31:00 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 03 de octubre del 2020 3:31 pm |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 18.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.627°N / 84.936°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 9.627°S / 95.064°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RSN |
| Nearest volcano | Arenal (96 km / 60 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 21 km (13 mi) S of Paquera (pop: 1,510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) W of Jaco (pop: 4,090) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) SSW of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) SSW of Chacarita (pop: 26,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 51 km (31 mi) SW of Esparza (Espíritu Santo) (pop: 15,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) WSW of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (49 mi) W of Tejar (Acosta) (pop: 22,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) WSW of Alajuela (pop: 47,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) WSW of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) WSW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Moderate Rain  26.5°C (80 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 18 km | 20 Km Al Este De Cobano, Puntarenas., Costa Rica | RSN |
| 3.0 | 18 km | 40 Km SSW of Puntarenas, Costa Rica | EMSC |
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