Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - 2 Km Al Este De Mogote, Bagaces., Costa Rica, on 21 de octubre del 2020 4:27 am
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Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 6 km depth
21 Oct 14:12 UTC: First to report: RSN after 4 hours.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Oct 21, 2020 10:27:00 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | 21 de octubre del 2020 4:27 am |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 3 |
Depth | 6.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 10.7°N / 85.208°W ![]() |
Antipode | 10.7°S / 94.792°E |
Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | RSN |
Nearest volcano | Miravalles (8 km / 5 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Fortuna (pop: 1,770) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Bagaces (pop: 4,110) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Liberia (pop: 45,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSW of San José (Upala) (pop: 31,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) SW of Upala (pop: 4,190) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) NNW of Canas (Cañas) (pop: 20,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) NW of Tilaran (Tilarán) (pop: 7,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) NNW of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 142 km (88 mi) WNW of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) NW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
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 | 6 km | 2 Km Al Este De Mogote, Bagaces., Costa Rica | RSN |
3.0 | 6 km | 26 Km ENE of Liberia, Costa Rica | EMSC |
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