M4.5 earthquake near Nicoya, Guanacaste Province
3753 d ago · 8 Jul 2016, 13:05 UTC 44 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
What happened
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica on 8 Jul 2016, 13:05 UTC at a depth of 29 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 Nicoya, about 57 km away in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
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