Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 3.9 km north of Fortuna, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on 21 de octubre del 2020 4:25 am
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Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 5 km depth
21 Oct 14:12 UTC: First to report: RSN after 4 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 21, 2020 10:25:00 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 21 de octubre del 2020 4:25 am |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 5.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 10.709°N / 85.198°W  (Bagaces, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 10.709°S / 94.802°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RSN |
| Nearest volcano | Miravalles (7 km / 4 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (2 mi) N of Fortuna (Guanacaste) (pop: 1,770) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) W of Bijagua (Alajuela) (pop: 1,090) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Bagaces (Guanacaste) (pop: 4,110) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Liberia (Guanacaste) (pop: 45,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) SSW of San José (Upala, Alajuela) (pop: 31,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (20 mi) NNW of Canas (Cañas, Guanacaste) (pop: 20,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) NW of Tilaran (Tilarán, Guanacaste) (pop: 7,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) NNE of Nicoya (Guanacaste) (pop: 15,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (56 mi) NNW of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 149 km (93 mi) NW of San Jose (San José) (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 5 km | 3 Km Al Este De Mogote, Bagaces., Costa Rica | RSN |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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