Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 17 km southwest of Jacó, Garabito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on 29 de octubre del 2020 11:31 am
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 18 km depth
29 Oct 18:44 UTC: First to report: RSN after 1 hour and 13 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 29, 2020 17:31:00 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 29 de octubre del 2020 11:31 am |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 18.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.478°N / 84.69°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 9.478°S / 95.31°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RSN |
| Nearest volcano | Poas (95 km / 59 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Jaco (Puntarenas) (pop: 4,090) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 57 km (36 mi) S of Chacarita (Puntarenas) (pop: 26,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) S of Esparza (Espíritu Santo, Puntarenas) (pop: 15,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) WSW of Tejar (Acosta, San José) (pop: 22,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) SW of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal, San José) (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) WSW of Aserri (San José) (pop: 25,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) SW of San Rafael (San José) (pop: 25,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) SW of San Jose (San José) (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) SW of San Francisco (Heredia) (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) SW of Heredia (pop: 21,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  27.8°C (82 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from SSE |
| 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 | 17 Km Al Sur De Jaco, Garabito., Costa Rica | RSN |
| 3.0 | 18 km | 16 Km SSW of Jaco, Costa Rica | EMSC |
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