Light mag. 2.9 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 98 km northwest of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 12:25 am (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 8 km depth
17 May 06:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 3 minutes.
17 May 06:35: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 8.0 km (from 6.2 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.9 km (0.6 mi) towards ENE.
17 May 06:35: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 8.0 km (from 6.2 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.9 km (0.6 mi) towards ENE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 17, 2022 06:25:18 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 12:25 am (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.9 |
| Depth | 8.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 10.651°N / 86.384°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 10.651°S / 93.616°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Orosí (106 km / 66 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 82 km (51 mi) W of Sardinal (pop: 3,270) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SW of San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua) (pop: 7,790) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) WNW of Belen (pop: 2,720) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) WSW of La Cruz (pop: 4,320) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) WNW of Santa Cruz (pop: 12,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 107 km (66 mi) SW of Nicaragua (Nicaragua) (pop: 30,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) SSW of Belén (Nicaragua) (pop: 5,420) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) SW of Moyogalpa (Nicaragua) (pop: 3,940) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 127 km (79 mi) NW of Samara (pop: 1,070) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 264 km (164 mi) WNW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 130 km (81 mi) SW of Isla de Ometepe Island (pop: 30,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  29.1°C (84 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SSE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.9 | 8 km | 54 Km Al Suroeste De Caba Santa Elena, Costa Rica | INETER |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.9, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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