M6.6 - 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica - 24.5mi deep

[Shiloh]

Source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000dc6x#summary

M6.6 - 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica 2012-10-24 00:45:36 UTC
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - V DYFI? - V Tsunami Warning Center
Earthquake location 10.118?N, 85.348?W

Costa Rica
10.118?N, 85.348?W
Depth: 39.5km (24.5mi)
Event Time

2012-10-24 00:45:36 UTC
2012-10-23 18:45:36 UTC-06:00 at epicenter
2012-10-23 20:45:36 UTC-04:00 system time

Location

10.118?N 85.348?W depth=39.5km (24.5mi)
Nearby Cities

10km (6mi) NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
11km (7mi) ESE of Nicoya, Costa Rica
30km (19mi) ESE of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
44km (27mi) SW of Canas, Costa Rica
140km (87mi) W of San Jose, Costa Rica

 

[Shiloh]

Re: M6.6 - 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica - 24.5mi deep

Source: http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TIBPAC.2012.10.24.0050


TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0050Z 24 OCT 2012

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0046Z 24 OCT 2012
COORDINATES - 10.1 NORTH 85.4 WEST
DEPTH - 19 KM
LOCATION - COSTA RICA
MAGNITUDE - 6.6

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.