Magnitude 7.6 - COSTA RICA
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2012 September 05 14:42:08 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 7.6 |
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| Location | 10.086°N, 85.305°W |
| Depth | 40 km (24.9 miles) set by location program |
| Region | COSTA RICA |
| Distances | 10 km (6 miles) NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica 11 km (6 miles) ESE of Nicoya, Costa Rica 30 km (18 miles) ESE of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica 44 km (27 miles) SW of Canas, Costa Rica |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 3.8 km (2.4 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=681, Nph=681, Dmin=44.8 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=H |
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| Event ID | usc000cfsd |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
One person killed and one died of a heart attack. Some houses collapsed, one bridge damaged and landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Power and communications outages occurred. Felt strongly at San Jose and throughout much of Costa Rica. Also felt in parts of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
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