A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Tamarindo in Costa Rica on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -86.3751° West, 10.1206° North, depth 10 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:41:17 / 2:41 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nyg8. Unique identifier: us7000nyg8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/11/24 / 2024-11-30 02:41:17 / November 30, 2024 @ 2:41 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Costa Rica (c. 4 516 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Santa Cruz. Earthquake epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Santa Cruz (c. 12 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 61 km WSW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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