Notable earthquakes in the history of Costa Rica include the following:
| Name | Date | Epicentre | Mag. | MM | Depth | Notes | Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Costa Rica earthquake | 2017-11-13 02:28:24 UTC |
16 km south east of Jaco | 6.5 | VIII | 19.8 km | All casualties caused by heart attacks.[1] | 3 | |||
| 2012-10-24 00:45:34 UTC |
10°07′16″N 85°18′50″W / 10.121001°N 85.314004°W 13 km east-northeast of Hojancha |
6.6 | VII | 20.1 km | Largest aftershock of the 2012 Costa Rica earthquake.[2] | |||||
| 2012 Costa Rica earthquake | 2012-09-05 14:42:10 UTC |
10°07′12″N 85°20′49″W / 10.119900°N 85.347000°W 11 km east of Nicoya |
7.6 | X | 40.8 km | [3] | 2 | |||
| 2009 Cinchona earthquake | 2009-01-08 19:21:34 UTC |
10°11′49″N 84°09′32″W / 10.197°N 84.159°W 30 km north of San José |
6.1 | VII | 4.5 km | [4] | 40 | |||
| 2004-11-20 08:07:21 UTC |
9°34′52″N 84°13′41″W / 9.581°N 84.228°W offshore |
6.4 | 16 km | [5] | 8 | |||||
| 1999-08-20 10:02:21 UTC |
9°02′N 84°09′W / 9.04°N 84.15°W offshore |
6.9 | 20 km | [6] | – | |||||
| 1996-09-04 |
5.8 | [7] | ||||||||
| 1991 Limon earthquake | 1991-04-22 21:56:51 UTC |
9°41′06″N 83°04′23″W / 9.685°N 83.073°W Limon-Pandora area |
7.6 | X | 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 | |||
| 1990-04-28 |
5.9 | [7] | ||||||||
| 1990-03-25 13:22:55 UTC |
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 | Heavy damage (MM VIII) in the area of Puntarenas, some 60 buildings damaged (MM VII) in the San José area.[9] | 1 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 1974-02-28 |
5.8 | [7] | ||||||||
| 1966-04-09 |
5.7 | [7] | ||||||||
| 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes | 1910-05-04 |
Cartago | 6.4 | [10] | 700 | |||||
| 1822 Costa Rica earthquake | 1822-05-07 |
near Caribbean Coast | 7.6 | IX | Unknown | |||||
| Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. | ||||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "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 Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine 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
- ^ a b c d 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