Mag. 4.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 119 km southwest of Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Saturday, 5 Dec 2020 12:10 am (GMT -6) -

Mag. 4.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 119 km southwest of Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Saturday, 5 Dec 2020 12:10 am (GMT -6)

Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 15 km depth

5 Dec 06:10 UTC: First to report: RSN after 0 minutes.
Date & time: 5 Dec 2020 06:10:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 5 Dec 2020 12:10 am (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.246°N / 86.033°W (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica)
Nearest volcano: Miravalles (193 km / 120 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
90 km (56 mi) SW of Samara (pop: 1,070) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) SSW of Nicoya (pop: 15,300) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) WSW of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (100 mi) WSW of Chacarita (pop: 26,400) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (104 mi) SW of Canas (Cañas) (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) SSW of Liberia (pop: 45,400) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) WSW of Esparza (Espíritu Santo) (pop: 15,600) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) WSW of Alajuela (pop: 47,500) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) WSW of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) --> See nearby quakes!
227 km (141 mi) WSW of San José (pop: 335,000) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) WSW of Isla Cabo Blanco Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds 26.3°C (79 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: RSN
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.515 km90 Km Al Suroeste De Samara, Nicoya., Costa RicaRSN

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Mag. 4.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 119 km southwest of Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Saturday, 5 Dec 2020 12:10 am (GMT -6)

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