M4.8 earthquake near Cañas, Guanacaste Province
3201 d ago · 11 Jan 2018, 19:57 UTC 17 km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica
What happened
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica on 11 Jan 2018, 19:57 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Cañas, about 37 km away in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
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