Earthquake details

Thursday, July 30, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Costa Rica on Thursday, July 30, 1964 at 05:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rivas (Costa Rica - CR), about 59.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -86.207 and latitude 11.059.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates 11.059, -86.207
UTC time 1964-07-30 05:16:05.190
Location Liberia
Country Costa Rica (CR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-07-30

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