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Magnitude 4.6 COSTA RICA

Monday, April 20, 2009 at 23:54:18 UTC

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Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Monday, April 20, 2009 at 23:54:18 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, April 20, 2009 at 05:54:18 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 10.63N 85.80W
    Depth 60 kilometers
    Region COSTA RICA
    Distances 40 km (25 miles) W of Liberia, Costa Rica
    90 km (55 miles) S of Rivas, Nicaragua
    205 km (125 miles) WNW of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
    1725 km (1080 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 11.2 km; depth +/- 11.9 km
    Parameters Nst=90, Nph=90, Dmin=100.0 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Erho=11.2 km, Erzz=11.9 km, Gp=78.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usfrcs

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