List of earthquakes in Costa Rica
Notable earthquakes in the history of Costa Rica include the following:
Name | Date | Epicentre | Mag. | MM | Depth | Notes | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 Costa Rica earthquake | 02:28:24 UTC |
2017-11-1316 km south east of Jaco | 6.5 | VIII | 19.8 km | All casualties caused by heart attacks.[1] | 3 |
2012 Costa Rica earthquake (aftershock) | 00:45:34 UTC |
2012-10-2410.121001°N 85.314004°W 13 km east-northeast of Hojancha |
6.6 | VII | 20.1 km | Most violent aftershock of the 2012 Costa Rica earthquake.[2] | |
2012 Costa Rica earthquake | 14:42:10 UTC |
2012-09-0510.119900°N 85.347000°W 11 km east of Nicoya |
7.6 | VIII | 40.8 km | [3] | 2 |
2009 Costa Rica earthquake | 19:21:34 UTC |
2009-01-0810.197°N 84.159°W 30 km north of San José |
6.1 | VII | 4.5 km | [4] | 40 |
2004 Costa Rica earthquake | 08:07:21 UTC |
2004-11-209.581°N 84.228°W offshore |
6.4 | 16 km | [5] | 8 | |
1999 Costa Rica earthquake | 10:02:21 UTC |
1999-08-209.04°N 84.15°W offshore |
6.9 | 20 km | [6] | – | |
1996 Costa Rica earthquake | 5.8 | [7] | |||||
1991 Limon earthquake | 21:56:51 UTC |
1991-04-229.685°N 83.073°W Limon-Pandora area |
7.6 | IX | 10 km | According to the 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."[8] | 125 |
1990 Costa Rica earthquake (aftershock) | 5.9 | [7] | |||||
1990 Costa Rica earthquake | 13:22:55 UTC |
1990-03-259.919°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.[9] | 1 |
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 |
1974 Costa Rica earthquake | 5.8 | [7] | |||||
1966 Costa Rica earthquake | 5.7 | [7] | |||||
1910 Costa Rica earthquake | Cartago | 6.4 | [10] | 700 | |||
See also
References
- "Sismo en Costa Rica deja tres muertos por infarto". El Universal (in Spanish). 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- Réplica de terremoto de Nicoya causó gran alarma en el país La Nación, 24 October 2012. (in Spanish)
- M7.6 – 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
- Magnitude 6.1 – COSTA RICA 8 January 2009 19:21:34 UTC Archived 2 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Magnitude 6.4 – COSTA RICA, 20 November 2004 08:07:21 UTC Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991 Archived 25 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Se Espera un Nuevo Temblor en 10 Días Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Diario Extra, 13 October 2012. (in Spanish)
- Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991
- Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1990
- Historic World Earthquakes: Costa Rica Archived 28 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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