M6.1 earthquake near Paraíso, Cartago Province
42534 d ago · 5 May 1910, 00:27 UTC 1 km WNW of Orosí, Costa Rica
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Orosí, Costa Rica on 5 May 1910, 00:27 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Paraíso, about 4 km away in Cartago Province, Costa Rica.
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