M6.4 earthquake - 188 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
24969 d ago · 6 Jun 1958, 09:11 UTC 188 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
What happened
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 188 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica on 6 Jun 1958, 09:11 UTC at a depth of 35 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is San Isidro, about 215 km away in San José, Costa Rica.
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