Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 41 km west of Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on 2020-10-13 02:00:53
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Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 2 km depth
13 Oct 08:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.
13 Oct 11:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 2.0 km (from 3.7 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.8 km (6.1 mi) towards WSW.
13 Oct 11:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 2.0 km (from 3.7 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.8 km (6.1 mi) towards WSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 13, 2020 08:00:53 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 2020-10-13 02:00:53 |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 2.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.352°N / 84.524°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 9.352°S / 95.476°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Barva (91 km / 57 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 29 km (18 mi) SW of Parrita (pop: 3,730) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (20 mi) SSE of Jaco (pop: 4,090) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) SW of Tejar (Acosta) (pop: 22,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) SSW of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) SW of Aserri (pop: 25,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) SW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (51 mi) SSW of Alajuela (pop: 47,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) SSW of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) SSW of Heredia (pop: 21,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SW of Cartago (pop: 26,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  26.5°C (80 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from WNW |
| 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 | 2 km | 32 Km Al Sur De Jacó, Costa Rica | INETER |
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