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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.2 - North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, martes, 19 oct 2021 12:32 (GMT -6)

Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.2 a 22 km de profundidad

19 Oct 18:32 UTC: Primero en informar: RSN después de 30 secundos.

Detalles del terremoto

Fecha y hora	19 Oct 2021 18:32:00 UTC
Hora local en el epicentro	martes, 19 oct 2021 12:32 (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmado
Magnitud	5.2
Prof.	22.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud	9.405°N / 84.62°W (Océano Pacífico Norte, Costa Rica)
Antipode	9.405°S / 95.38°E
Intensidad del temblor	Temblor ligero
Sentido	1 informe
Fuente primaria de datos	RSN
Volcán mas cercano	Poas (98 km / 61 mi)
Lugares cercanos	23 km al S de Jaco (pop: 4,090) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 57 km al SO de Tejar (Acosta) (pop: 22,400) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 60 km al SO de San Rafael Abajo (Puriscal) (pop: 27,400) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 67 km al SSE de Chacarita (pop: 26,400) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 81 km al SSO de Alajuela (pop: 47,500) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 83 km al SO de San José (pop: 335,000) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 85 km al SO de San Francisco (pop: 55,900) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 86 km al SO de Heredia (pop: 21,900) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 92 km al SO de Cartago (pop: 26,600) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 185 km al OSO de Ciudad de Limón (pop: 63,100) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 254 km al SSE de Isla de Ometepe Island (pop: 30,000) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos
Tiempo en el epicentro en el momento del sismo	Scattered Clouds 27.2°C (81 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from S
Energía sísmica estimada liberada	4 x 10¹² joules (1.11 GWh, equivalente a 951 toneladas de TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Revista	Prof.	Ubicación	Fuente
5.2	22 km	Costa Rica: 23 Km Al Sur De Jaco, Garabito.	RSN

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Seismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 592 km / 368 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

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Cartago (94.2 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

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Réplicas registradas, las más recientes primero (8 en total)

Fecha y hora	Mag Prof.	Ubicación	Detalles
2 dic 2021 10:42 hace 1 año 16 semanas	2.8 18 km	Océano Pacífico Norte, 81 km SO de San José, Costa Rica	Más
27 nov 2021 10:02 hace 1 año 16 semanas	3.0 2 km	Océano Pacífico Norte, 76 km SO de San José, Costa Rica	Más
25 nov 2021 10:57 hace 1 año 17 semanas	3.2 16 km	Océano Pacífico Norte, 85 km SO de San José, Costa Rica	Más
6 nov 2021 14:23 hace 1 año 19 semanas - felt	3.9 6 km	Océano Pacífico Norte, 49 km SO de Tejar, Costa Rica	Más
4 nov 2021 12:01 hace 1 año 20 semanas	3.4 21 km	Océano Pacífico Norte, 74 km SO de San José, Costa Rica	Más
29 oct 2021 05:22 hace 1 año 20 semanas	3.5 21 km	Océano Pacífico Norte, 47 km S de Puntarenas, Costa Rica	Más
21 oct 2021 04:57 hace 1 año 22 semanas	4.2 1 km	Océano Pacífico Norte, Costa Rica	Más
20 oct 2021 14:02 hace 1 año 22 semanas	3.8 15 km	Océano Pacífico Norte, Costa Rica	Más

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