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Minor mag. 1.9 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 18 km west of Golfito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 12:19 am (GMT -6) -

Minor magnitude 1.9 earthquake at 26 km depth

5 Dec 06:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 8 minutes.
5 Dec 06:35: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 1.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 1.0 to 26.0 km (from 0.6 to 16.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 43 km (27 mi) towards ESE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 5, 2022 06:19:45 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 12:19 am (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.9
Depth	26.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	8.627°N / 83.272°W (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica)
Antipode	8.627°S / 96.728°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	INETER
Nearest volcano	Baru (83 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	18 km (11 mi) W of Golfito (pop: 6,780) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) W of Corredor (Ciudad Neily) (pop: 7,080) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (25 mi) SW of San Vito (pop: 3,980) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) SE of Ciudad Cortés (pop: 3,850) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) WNW of Canoas (pop: 4,570) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) S of Buenos Aires (pop: 11,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) W of Concepcion (Panama) (pop: 17,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 170 km (106 mi) SSE of San Jose (pop: 335,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 24.1°C (75 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	4.5 x 10⁷ joules (12.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.9	26 km	33 Km Al Noreste De Playa Madrigal, Costa Rica	INETER

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Heredia, Costa Rica (HDC/G network) | Distance from quake: 178 km / 111 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Heredia, Costa Rica: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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At magnitude 1.9, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.

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