M6.4 earthquake near Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province
37474 d ago · 11 Mar 1924, 10:41 UTC 13 km NNW of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
What happened
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Puntarenas, Costa Rica on 11 Mar 1924, 10:41 UTC at a depth of 20 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 13 km away in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
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