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M4.7 earthquake near San Isidro, San José

Name: M4.7 earthquake near San Isidro, San José
Start: 2016-01-14T16:40:51.59+00:00
Location: 57 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica

3929 d ago · 14 Jan 2016, 16:40 UTC 57 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica

What happened

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 57 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica on 14 Jan 2016, 16:40 UTC at a depth of 9 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 San Isidro, about 81 km away in San José, Costa Rica.

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First reported by USGS
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