Earthquake details

Saturday, October 9, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Costa Rica on Saturday, October 9, 1976 at 12:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Liberia (Costa Rica - CR), about 41.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -85.756 and latitude 10.837.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 85.0 km
Coordinates 10.837, -85.756
UTC time 1976-10-09 12:31:15.800
Location Liberia
Country Costa Rica (CR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-10-09

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