Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 60 km southwest of Golfito, Costa Rica, on Friday, Dec 3, 2021 at 12:59 pm (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 9 km depth
3 Dec 19:00 UTC: First to report: RSN after 1 minute.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 3, 2021 18:59:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Dec 3, 2021 at 12:59 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.5 |
| Depth | 9.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 8.197°N / 83.477°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 8.197°S / 96.523°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RSN |
| Nearest volcano | Baru (123 km / 76 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 60 km (38 mi) SW of Golfito (pop: 6,780) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) W of Puerto Armuelles (Panama) (pop: 11,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) WNW of Punta de Burica (Panama) (pop: 1,360) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) SW of Corredor (Ciudad Neily) (pop: 7,080) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (49 mi) WSW of Canoas (pop: 4,570) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) S of Ciudad Cortés (pop: 3,850) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) WSW of Divala (Panama) (pop: 2,510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SW of San Vito (pop: 3,980) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) WSW of Concepcion (Panama) (pop: 17,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 204 km (127 mi) SSE of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.5 | 9 km | Costa Rica: 42 Km Al Sur De Puerto Jimenez, Golfito. | RSN |
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