Earthquake — Costa Rica: La Paz

When

8 Jan 2009

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.1

Where

Costa Rica

Coordinates

10.16° N, 84.20° W

Deaths

23

Injuries

100

Missing

17

Damage musd

502

Houses destroyed

518

Depth km

14

Earthquake in northern Costa Rica

The 2009 Cinchona earthquake occurred at 1:21:35 pm local time on January 8 with an Mwc magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX ( Violent). The shock took place in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northwest of San José and was felt throughout Costa Rica and in southern central Nicaragua.

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