Earthquake details

Sunday, June 18, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Costa Rica on Sunday, June 18, 1939 at 16:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Paraíso (Costa Rica - CR), about 10.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -83.782 and latitude 9.875.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 9.875, -83.782
UTC time 1939-06-18 16:46:01.560
Location Paraíso
Country Costa Rica (CR)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1939-06-18

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