M6.2 earthquake near Tejar, San José
10999 d ago · 4 Sept 1996, 19:06 UTC 13 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica
What happened
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica on 4 Sept 1996, 19:06 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Tejar, about 42 km away in San José, Costa Rica.
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