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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 1974-02-28: 5.8 1966 Costa Rica earthquake 1966-04-09: 5.7 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes: 1910-05-04: Cartago: 6.4 700
3 dead. The 2017 Costa Rica earthquake occurred 16 kilometres southeast of Jacó, which is about 100 kilometres southwest of the capital, San Jose [2] on November 12, 2017. At first, the quake was measured at a magnitude of 6.8, it was a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with a max intensity of VIII ( Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [3]
The 2012 Costa Rica earthquake occurred at 08:42 local time (14:42 UTC) on September 5. The epicenter of the 7.6 M w earthquake was in the Nicoya Peninsula, 11 kilometers east-southeast of Nicoya. [6] A tsunami warning was issued shortly afterwards, but later cancelled. Two people are known to have died, one from a heart attack and another, a ...
The quake, initially measured at 6.7 magnitude, was centered 44 miles (71 km) southwest of San Jose at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 km), the USGS said.
The 2009 Cinchona earthquake occurred at 1:21:35 pm local time on January 8 with an M wc magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).The shock took place in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northwest of San José and was felt throughout Costa Rica and in southern central Nicaragua.
The Poás Volcano ( Spanish: Volcán Poás ), is an active 2,697-metre (8,848 ft) stratovolcano in central Costa Rica and is located within Poas Volcano National Park. It has erupted 40 times since 1828, including April 2017 when visitors and residents were evacuated. [2] The volcano and surrounding park were closed for nearly 17 months, with a ...
The epicenter of the 7.7 M w earthquake was in Pandora, Valle La Estrella, in the Caribbean region of Limon, Costa Rica, 225 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of San José. The earthquake was the strongest recorded in Costa Rica's history, and was felt throughout the country as well as in western Panama .
The following is a partial list of faults in Costa Rica : Agua Caliente Fault, in the Central Valley. [1] Alajuela Fault, in the Central Valley. [1] Ángel-Varablanca Fault, in the Central Valley. [2] Atirro Fault, in Turrialba.