Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - 31 km southeast of San Jose, Upala, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica, on Monday, Jun 27, 2022 at 11:39 am (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 3 km depth
27 Jun 17:56 UTC: First to report: RSN after 17 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 27, 2022 17:39:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Jun 27, 2022 at 11:39 am (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.2 |
| Depth | 3.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 10.7°N / 85.01°W  (Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 10.7°S / 94.99°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RSN |
| Nearest volcano | Tenorio (3 km / 2 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 6 km (4 mi) SE of Bijagua (Alajuela) (pop: 1,090) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) S of Upala (Alajuela) (pop: 4,190) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) N of Tilaran (Tilarán, Guanacaste) (pop: 7,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) SSE of San Jose (Upala, Alajuela) (pop: 31,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (20 mi) NNE of Canas (Cañas, Guanacaste) (pop: 20,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 116 km (72 mi) NW of Alajuela (pop: 47,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) NW of San Francisco (Heredia) (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 132 km (82 mi) NW of San Jose (San José) (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  18.7°C (66 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.2 | 3 km | Costa Rica: 7 Km Al Sureste De Bijagua, Upala. | RSN |
| 3.2 | 3 km | COSTA RICA | EMSC |
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