M4.8 earthquake near Nicoya, Guanacaste Province
2505 d ago · 8 Dec 2019, 18:31 UTC 27 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
What happened
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica on 8 Dec 2019, 18:31 UTC at a depth of 35 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 38 km away in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
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