List of earthquakes in Costa Rica
Notable earthquakes in the history of Costa Rica include the following:
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Name | Date | Epicentre | M | MM | Depth | Notes | Deaths |
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1910 Costa Rica earthquake | |
1910-05-04Cartago | 6.4 | [1] | 700 | ||
1966 Costa Rica earthquake | |
1966-04-095.7 | [2] | ||||
1974 Costa Rica earthquake | |
1974-02-285.8 | [2] | ||||
1983 Costa Rica earthquake | 1983-04-02 | Golfito | 7.2 | VIII | 26 km | Subduction of the Cocos Plate under the Caribbean Plate. Over 51 aftershocks reported with ML > 3,6. | 1 |
1990 Costa Rica earthquake | 13:22:55 UTC |
1990-03-25 9°55′08″N 84°48′29″W / 9.919°N 84.808°W 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) | |
1990-04-285.9 | [2] | ||||
1991 Costa Rica earthquake | 21:56:51 UTC |
1991-04-22 9°41′06″N 83°04′23″W / 9.685°N 83.073°W 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 | |
1996-09-045.8 | [2] | ||||
1999 Costa Rica earthquake | 10:02:21 UTC |
1999-08-20 9°02′N 84°09′W / 9.04°N 84.15°W offshore |
6.9 | 20 km | [5] | - | |
2004 Costa Rica earthquake | 08:07:21 UTC |
2004-11-20 9°34′52″N 84°13′41″W / 9.581°N 84.228°W offshore |
6.4 | 16 km | [6] | 8 | |
2009 Costa Rica earthquake | 19:21:34 UTC |
2009-01-08 10°11′49″N 84°09′32″W / 10.197°N 84.159°W 30 km north of San José |
6.1 | 4.5 km | [7] | 40 | |
2012 Costa Rica earthquake | 14:42:10 UTC |
2012-09-05 10°07′12″N 85°20′49″W / 10.119900°N 85.347000°W 11 km east of Nicoya |
7.6 | 40.8 km | [8] | ||
2012 Costa Rica earthquake (aftershock) | 00:45:34 UTC |
2012-10-24 10°07′16″N 85°18′50″W / 10.121001°N 85.314004°W 13 km east-northeast of Hojancha |
6.6 | 20.1 km | Most violent aftershock of the 2012 Costa Rica earthquake.[9] | ||
References
- ↑ Historic World Earthquakes: Costa Rica
- 1 2 3 4 Se Espera un Nuevo Temblor en 10 Días Diario Extra, 2012-10-13. (Spanish)
- ↑ Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1990
- ↑ Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991
- ↑ Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991
- ↑ Magnitude 6.4 - COSTA RICA, 20 November 2004 08:07:21 UTC
- ↑ Magnitude 6.1 - COSTA RICA 8 January 2009 19:21:34 UTC
- ↑ M7.6 - 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
- ↑ Réplica de terremoto de Nicoya causó gran alarma en el país La Nación, 2012-10-24. (Spanish)
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