Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - 6.1 km south of Golfito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on Friday, Nov 26, 2021 at 4:28 am (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 15 km depth
26 Nov 10:32 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
26 Nov 14:02: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 15.0 km (from 6.2 to 9.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.5 km (2.8 mi) towards ENE.
26 Nov 14:02: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 15.0 km (from 6.2 to 9.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.5 km (2.8 mi) towards ENE.
Local time at epicenter: Friday, Nov 26, 2021 at 4:28 am (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.55°N / 83.1°W

Antipode: 8.55°S / 96.9°E
Nearest volcano: Baru (68 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
6 km (4 mi) SSE of Golfito (Puntarenas) (pop: 6,780) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) WSW of Corredor (Ciudad Neily, Puntarenas) (pop: 7,080) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) W of Canoas (Puntarenas) (pop: 4,570) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (18 mi) SW of Cañas Gordas (Chiriquí, Panama) (pop: 374) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) NW of Finca Blanco (Chiriquí, Panama) (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) SSW of San Vito (Puntarenas) (pop: 3,980) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (23 mi) SW of Plaza de Caisan (Chiriquí, Panama) (pop: 1,360) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NW of Puerto Armuelles (Chiriquí, Panama) (pop: 11,700) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) SW of Santa Clara (Chiriquí, Panama) (pop: 1,360) --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) SE of San Jose (San José) (pop: 335,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
22.6°C (73 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from N
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Broken Clouds

Estimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.2 | 15 km | COSTA RICA | EMSC |
3.5 | 13 km | Costa Rica: 13 Km Al Noroeste De Pavon, Golfito. | RSN |
3.1 | 4 km | 26 Km Al Oeste De Laurel, Costa Rica | INETER |
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