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San José, Costa Rica (247.5 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s : The time was 5 seconds and was strong
Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 99 km west of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Friday, Aug 5, 2022 at 6:08 pm (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 12 km depth
6 Aug 00:14 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.
6 Aug 00:35: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 12.0 km (from 4.3 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.3 km (1.4 mi) towards SE.
6 Aug 00:35: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 12.0 km (from 4.3 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.3 km (1.4 mi) towards SE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 6, 2022 00:08:39 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Aug 5, 2022 at 6:08 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 12.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 10.34°N / 86.293°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica) |
| Antipode | 10.34°S / 93.707°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | Orosí (114 km / 71 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 73 km (46 mi) WSW of Sardinal (pop: 3,270) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) W of Belen (pop: 2,720) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) W of Santa Cruz (pop: 12,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) WNW of Nicoya (pop: 15,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) WSW of Liberia (pop: 45,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 164 km (102 mi) WNW of Puntarenas (pop: 35,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 199 km (124 mi) S of Managua (Nicaragua) (pop: 973,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 246 km (153 mi) W of San Jose (pop: 335,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 151 km (94 mi) SSW of Isla de Ometepe Island (pop: 30,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  27.7°C (82 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 12 km | 33 Km Al Oeste De Rosario, Costa Rica | INETER |
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