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M6.5 earthquake, Costa Rica, 2012-10-24

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth17 km

Time (UTC)2012-10-24 00:45

Rank in 201239 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19004610 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Costa Rica · 10.09, -85.30

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M7.7M7.7

1991 M7.6M7.6

2012 M7.6M7.6

1939 M7.6M7.6

1950 M7.5M7.5

1941 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.3M7.3

1904 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1916 M7.3M7.3

1900 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.6 2012-09-05	2012-09-05 14:42	35 km	11 km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
M6.0 2011-11-07	2011-11-07 22:35	177 km	7 km NNE of Belén, Nicaragua
M6.0 2010-06-01	2010-06-01 03:26	18 km	12 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.1 2009-01-08	2009-01-08 19:21	14 km	10 km NNE of Sabanilla, Costa Rica
M6.3 2005-08-03	2005-08-03 11:03	14 km	6 km NNW of Cárdenas, Nicaragua
M6.6 2005-07-02	2005-07-02 02:16	27 km	32 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
M6.4 2004-11-20	2004-11-20 08:07	16 km	17 km SSE of Tejar, Costa Rica
M7.0 2004-10-09	2004-10-09 21:26	35 km	43 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.3 2004-06-29	2004-06-29 07:01	9 km	129 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.2 2004-04-29	2004-04-29 00:57	10 km	49 km SW of La Cruz, 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.