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Update Sun, 31 Jan 2021, 22:48
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.2 just reported 58 km south of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
4.2 quake 31 Jan 4:36 pm (GMT -6)
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Puntarenas, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, was reported only 12 minutes ago by the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Sunday 31 January 2021 at 4:36 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
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1 Feb 20:56 UTC: First to report: INETER after 3 minutes.
1 Feb 21:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 50.0 to 20.0 km (from 31 to 12.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4 km (2.5 mi) towards SSW.
1 Feb 21:07: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.0 to 26.0 km (from 12.4 to 16.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.3 mi) towards W.
Update Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 21:00
Moderate magnitude 4.7 quake hits 98 km southwest of Villa Canales, Guatemala early afternoon
4.7 quake 1 Feb 2:53 pm (GMT -6)
The Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) reported a magnitude 4.7 quake in Guatemala near Villa Canales, Municipio de Villa Canales, Guatemala, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Monday 1 February 2021 at 2:53 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 50 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data