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Weak mag. 3.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 43 km south of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 11:22 am (GMT -6) -

Weak magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 17 km depth

7 Dec 21:50 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 7, 2022 17:22:30 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 11:22 am (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.2
Depth	17.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	9.61°N / 84.95°W (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica)
Antipode	9.61°S / 95.05°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Arenal (99 km / 62 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	23 km (15 mi) S of Paquera (pop: 1,510) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (26 mi) SSW of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) SSW of Chacarita (pop: 26,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) SW of Esparza (Espíritu Santo) (pop: 15,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) WSW of San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) WSW of Alajuela (pop: 47,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) WSW of San Francisco (pop: 55,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 102 km (63 mi) WSW of San Jose (pop: 335,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
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	17 km	COSTA RICA	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Heredia, Costa Rica (HDC/G network) | Distance from quake: 102 km / 63 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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