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Magnitude 5.3 - OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA

2008 November 13 09:49:54 UTC

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Magnitude

5.3

Date-Time

Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 09:49:54 UTC

Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 03:49:54 AM at epicenter

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Location

10.843°N, 86.139°W

Depth

72.9 km (45.3 miles)

Region

OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA

Distances

75 km (45 miles) SSW of Rivas, Nicaragua
80 km (50 miles)
WNW of Liberia, Costa Rica
140 km (85 miles) S of MANAGUA,
Nicaragua
1695 km (1050 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F.,
Mexico

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles); depth +/- 11.3 km (7.0 miles)

Parameters

NST=209, Nph=209, Dmin=143.6 km, Rmss=1.11 sec,
Gp=155°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6

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USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2008ziaw

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