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What was the strength of the earthquake in Costa Rica on the Richter scale?

April 26, 2017Costa Rica earthquake richter scale strength

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What was the strength of the earthquake in Costa Rica on the Richter scale?

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Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.1 Date-Time * Thursday, January 08, 2009 at 19:21:34 UTC * Thursday, January 08, 2009 at 01:21:34 PM at epicenter * Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 10.197°N, 84.159°W Depth 4.5 km (2.8 miles) set by location program Region COSTA RICA Distances 30 km (20 miles) NNW of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica 80 km (50 miles) ENE of Puntarenas, Costa Rica 120 km (75 miles) SE of San Carlos, Nicaragua 1770 km (1100 miles) SSW of Miami, Florida Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters NST=222, Nph=223, Dmin=31 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R Source * Seccion de Sismología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Event ID us2009bpba * This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Sources: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009bpba.