List of earthquakes in Costa Rica

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Notable earthquakes in the history of Costa Rica include the following:

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Name Date Epicentre M MM Depth Notes Deaths
1910 Costa Rica earthquake 1910050400001910-05-04
 Cartago 6.4 [1] 700
1966 Costa Rica earthquake 1966040900001966-04-09
 5.7 [2]
1974 Costa Rica earthquake 1974022800001974-02-28
 5.8 [2]
1990 Costa Rica earthquake 1990032500001990-03-25
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Entrance to the Gulf of Nicoya		 7.0 VIII 22 km According to USGS: Heavy damage (MM VIII) in the area of Puntarenas, some 60 buildings damaged (MM VII) in the San José area.[3] 1
1990 Costa Rica earthquake (aftershock) 1990042800001990-04-28
 5.9 [2]
1991 Costa Rica earthquake 1991042200001991-04-22
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Limon-Pandora area		 7.6 X 10 km According to USGS: "Forty-seven people killed, 109 injured, 7,439 homeless and severe damage (IX) in the Limon-Pandora area. Intensity X was observed in some zones of liquefaction within the epicentral area. 27 people killed, 454 injured, 2,400 homeless and 866 buildings destroyed (VII-VIII) in the Guabito-Almirante-Bocas del Toro area, Panama."[4] 125
1996 Costa Rica earthquake 1996090400001996-09-04
 5.8 [2]
1999 Costa Rica earthquake 1999082000001999-08-20
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offshore		 6.9 20 km [5] -
2004 Costa Rica earthquake 2004112000002004-11-20
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offshore		 6.4 16 km [6] 8
2009 Costa Rica earthquake 2009010800002009-01-08
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30 km north of San José		 6.1 4.5 km [7] 40
2012 Costa Rica earthquake 2012090500002012-09-05
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11 km east of Nicoya		 7.6 40.8 km [8]
2012 Costa Rica earthquake (aftershock) 2012102300452012-10-24
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13 km east-northeast of Hojancha		 6.6 20.1 km Most violent aftershock of the 2012 Costa Rica earthquake.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Historic World Earthquakes: Costa Rica
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Se Espera un Nuevo Temblor en 10 Días Diario Extra, 2012-10-13. (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1990
  4. ↑ Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991
  5. ↑ Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991
  6. ↑ Magnitude 6.4 - COSTA RICA, 20 November 2004 08:07:21 UTC
  7. ↑ Magnitude 6.1 - COSTA RICA 8 January 2009 19:21:34 UTC
  8. ↑ M7.6 - 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
  9. ↑ Réplica de terremoto de Nicoya causó gran alarma en el país La Nación, 2012-10-24. (Spanish)

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