Light mag. 3.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 38 km west of Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on 22 de octubre del 2020 12:12 am
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Light magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 3 km depth
22 Oct 18:16 UTC: First to report: RSN after 5 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 22, 2020 18:12:00 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 22 de octubre del 2020 12:12 am |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.3 |
| Depth | 3.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.337°N / 84.495°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 9.337°S / 95.505°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RSN |
| Nearest volcano | Barva (99 km / 62 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 28 km (17 mi) SW of Parrita (pop: 3,730) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) WSW of Quepos (pop: 7,810) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (33 mi) SSW 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 80 km (50 mi) SW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) SSE of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 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 86 km (54 mi) SW of Cartago (pop: 26,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  27.6°C (82 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.3 | 3 km | 27 Km Al Suroeste De Parrita, Puntarenas., Costa Rica | RSN |
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