Past earthquakes in or near Costa Rica: February 2021 - list, stats and map

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During February 2021, Costa Rica has had 219 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.2:

0 quakes above magnitude 5
15 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
113 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
90 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Strongest: Mag. 5.2 Earthquake 207 Km Al Noroeste De Isla De Malpelo, Colombia, Panama -

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Past earthquakes in or near Costa Rica: February 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Feb 28, 2021 10:54 am (Costa Rica)	2.5 4 km	18 km (11 mi) to the SW	20 Km Al Suroeste De Jacó, Costa Rica	Info
Feb 28, 2021 06:02 am (Costa Rica)	2.9 12 km	15 km (9.3 mi) to the SW	25 Km Al Sur De Jaco, Garabito., Costa Rica	Info
Feb 28, 2021 05:27 am (Costa Rica)	2.6 9 km		18 Km Al Norte De Rivas De Perez Zeledon., Costa Rica	Info
Feb 28, 2021 04:52 am (Costa Rica)	3.0 15 km		18 Km Al Norte De Rivas De Perez Zeledon., Costa Rica	Info
Feb 28, 2021 03:46 am (Panama)	2.6 17 km	56 km (35 mi) to the SE	Panama-Costa Rica Border Region	Info
Feb 28, 2021 02:13 am (Costa Rica)	2.9 26 km	8 km (5 mi) to the SW	21 Km Al Sur De Jaco, Garabito., Costa Rica	Info
Feb 27, 2021 06:01 pm (Costa Rica)	4.7 3 km	12 km (7.5 mi) to the SW	24 Km Al Sur De Jacó, Costa Rica 15 reports	Info
Saturday, February 27, 2021 GMT (11 quakes)
Feb 27, 2021 02:35 pm (Costa Rica)	2.7 3 km		38 Km Al Norte De Playa Madrigal, Costa Rica	Info
Feb 27, 2021 02:31 pm (Costa Rica)	3.2 4 km		36 Km Al Norte De Playa Madrigal, Costa Rica	Info
Feb 27, 2021 10:51 am (Costa Rica)	3.3 10 km		31 Km Al Sureste De Tres De Junio, Costa Rica	Info
Feb 27, 2021 10:08 am (Panama)	3.3 12 km	28 km (17 mi) to the SE	PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.8 x 10¹³ joules (4.94 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4251 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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