M6.1 earthquake near Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province
31709 d ago · 23 Dec 1939, 17:11 UTC 18 km SSE of Paquera, Costa Rica
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Paquera, Costa Rica on 23 Dec 1939, 17:11 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 Puntarenas, about 36 km away in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
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