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M6.9 earthquake, Costa Rica, 1941-12-06

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1941-12-06 21:24

Rank in 194113 / 102among M6+

Rank since 19001720 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×26approx.

112 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica · 8.53, -84.64

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1991 M7.6M7.6

2012 M7.6M7.6

1939 M7.6M7.6

1934 M7.5M7.5

1950 M7.5M7.5

1941 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.3M7.3

1904 M7.3M7.3

1900 M7.2M7.2

1962 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

1983 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1941-12-06	1941-12-06 01:25	15 km	10 km S of San José, Costa Rica
M7.5 1941-12-05	1941-12-05 20:47	20 km	70 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica
M6.7 1940-10-27	1940-10-27 05:35	35 km	8 km SW of Parrita, Costa Rica
M6.1 1940-10-05	1940-10-05 14:38	15 km	10 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.0 1940-10-02	1940-10-02 03:15	15 km	5 km SSE of Tejar, Costa Rica
M6.4 1940-07-13	1940-07-13 16:47	15 km	south of Panama
M6.1 1939-12-23	1939-12-23 17:11	35 km	18 km SSE of Paquera, Costa Rica
M6.8 1939-12-22	1939-12-22 04:44	25 km	13 km W of Jacó, Costa Rica
M7.6 1939-12-21	1939-12-21 20:54	25 km	4 km WNW of Atenas, Costa Rica
M6.0 1939-06-18	1939-06-18 16:46	15 km	6 km WNW of Tucurrique, Costa Rica

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.