6.1 Mw - COSTA RICA

6.1 Mw - COSTA RICA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.1 Mw
Date-Time
8 Jan 2009 19:21:39 UTC
8 Jan 2009 13:21:39 near epicenter
8 Jan 2009 13:21:39 standard time in your timezone
Location
10.213N 84.247W
Depth
35 km
Distances
32 km (20 miles) NW (322 degrees) of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
116 km (72 miles) SSE (150 degrees) of San Carlos, Nicaragua
137 km (85 miles) W (280 degrees) of Limon, Costa Rica
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 7.0 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 154; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.12 seconds; Gp = 144°M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2009bpba ***This event supersedes event AT00144250.
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