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Judi Lynn

(160,449 posts)
Fri Sep 10, 2021, 11:58 PM Sep 2021

Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - Bagaces, 27 km east of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica,

Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - Bagaces, 27 km east of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Friday, Sep 10, 2021 7:33 pm
(GMT -6) - 2 hours 23 minutes ago
Updated: Sep 11, 2021 03:50 GMT - 6 minutes ago



Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 3 km depth
11 Sep 01:54 UTC: First to report: RSN after 21 minutes.
Date & time: Sep 11, 2021 01:33:00 UTC - 2 hours 23 minutes ago
Local time at epicenter: Friday, Sep 10, 2021 7:33 pm (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 3.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.678°N / 85.198°W↗ (Bagaces, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica)
Antipode: 10.678°S / 94.802°E↗
Nearest volcano: Miravalles (9 km / 6 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (0 mi) NNE of Fortuna (Guanacaste) (pop: 1,770) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) NNE of Bagaces (Guanacaste) (pop: 4,110) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) E of Liberia (Guanacaste) (pop: 45,400) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (18 mi) NNW of Canas (Cañas, Guanacaste) (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SSW of San Jose (Upala, Alajuela) (pop: 31,400) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) NW of Tilaran (Tilarán, Guanacaste) (pop: 7,300) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) NNE of Nicoya (Guanacaste) (pop: 15,300) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) NNW of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) WNW of San Francisco (Heredia) (pop: 55,900) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (92 mi) NW of San Jose (San José) (pop: 335,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 22.5°C (72 F), humidity: 96%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from N
Primary data source: RSN
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/6401914/mag4quake-Sep-11-2021-Costa-Rica-0-km-al-Este-de-Fortuna-Bagaces.html

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