Weak mag. 3.3 earthquake - 13 km west of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica, on Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 1:05 pm (GMT -6) -
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Weak magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 49 km depth
1 Jul 19:14 UTC: First to report: INETER after 9 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 1, 2022 19:05:26 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 1:05 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.3 |
| Depth | 49.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.893°N / 84.199°W  (Santa Ana, Provincia de San José, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 9.893°S / 95.801°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Barva (29 km / 18 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 3 km (2 mi) SW of Salitral (San José) (pop: 2,830) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) WSW of San Rafael (San José) (pop: 25,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) NE of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal, San José) (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Aserri (San José) (pop: 25,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) WSW of San Jose (San José) (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) SW of San Francisco (Heredia) (pop: 55,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) S of Alajuela (pop: 47,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) SW of Heredia (pop: 21,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Intensity Drizzle  18°C (64 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.3 | 49 km | 7 Km Al Suroeste De Escazú, Costa Rica | INETER |
| 3.7 | 60 km | Costa Rica: 5 Km Al Sur De Piedades De Santa Ana. | RSN |
| 3.7 | 60 km | COSTA RICA | EMSC |
| 3.7 | 60 km | Costa Rica | RaspberryShake |
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