Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica
4.5 quake 28 Jul 7:05 pm (GMT -6)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 24 minutes ago 56 km west of Nicoya, Costa Rica, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 35 km beneath the epicenter near Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, early evening on Thursday, July 28th, 2022, at 7:05 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.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 3.2, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.5.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Santa Cruz (pop. 12,300) located 40 km from the epicenter, Belen (pop. 2,700) 44 km away, and Sardinal (pop. 3,300) 45 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nicoya (pop. 15,300) located 56 km from the epicenter, Hojancha (pop. 1,800) 62 km away, and Canas (pop. 20,300) 96 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 28, 2022 7:05 pm (GMT -6) local time (29 Jul 2022 01:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 10.25°N / 85.95°W (North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica)
Primary data source: USGS
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