Terremoto moderado mag. 5.3 - North Pacific Ocean, 45 km NE of Isla Cabo Blanco Island, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Wednesday, 01 Dec. 1976
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Terremoto moderado magnitud 5.3 at 58 km depth
Fecha & hora: 1 Dec 1976 14:15:39 UTC
Magnitud: 5.3
Profundidad: 58.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 9.77°N / 84.77°W
(Océano Pacífico Norte, Costa Rica)Volcán mas cercano: Cerro San Miguel (29 km / 18 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km al ESE de Paquera (pop: 1,510) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
24 km al S de Chacarita (pop: 26,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
24 km al SSE de Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
28 km al SSO de Esparza (Espíritu Santo) (pop: 15,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
53 km al O de San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
59 km al O de Tejar (Acosta) (pop: 22,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
72 km al SSO de Quesada (Barrio San Martín) (pop: 27,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
74 km al OSO de San Francisco (pop: 55,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
77 km al OSO de San José (pop: 335,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
94 km al O de Cartago (pop: 26,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| 5.3 | 58 km | Costa Rica | USGS |
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