Earthquake details

Friday, January 20, 1905 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Costa Rica on Friday, January 20, 1905 at 18:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Liberia (Costa Rica - CR), about 64.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -85.608 and latitude 10.082.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 10.082, -85.608
UTC time 1905-01-20 18:00:31.300
Location Liberia
Country Costa Rica (CR)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1905-01-20

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