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  2. List of earthquakes in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. 1991 Limon earthquake - Wikipedia

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    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. [4] [5]

  4. 2012 Costa Rica earthquake - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. 2009 Cinchona earthquake - Wikipedia

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    2009 Cinchona earthquake. The 2009 Cinchona earthquake occurred at 1:21:35 pm local time on January 8 with an Mwc 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 ...

  6. 2017 Costa Rica earthquake - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. 1822 Costa Rica earthquake - Wikipedia

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    Unknown. The 1822 Costa Rica earthquake had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 7.5–7.6 and struck the nation's Caribbean coast. The earthquake largely affected the country's east coast and generated a tsunami. Thrust faulting was inferred as a plausible mechanism for the earthquake and its damage pattern was similar to a 1991 shock of ...

  8. 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    2,450 killed. The 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes were a series of destructive seismic events that affected Cartago, Costa Rica from 13 April to 4 May. The sequence began with a M s 5.8 earthquake. The largest and most destructive in the sequence occurred on 4 May, measuring M s 6.4. A total of 2,450 people were killed and the city of Cartago was ...

  9. List of earthquakes in 1990 - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica, Puntarenas, 11 km east of Paquera: 6.4 26.6 VIII Foreshock of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the same area minutes later. - - 25 [37] Costa Rica, Puntarenas, 7 km south southeast of Puntarenas: 7.3 22.2 VIII The earthquake was also felt in other countries like Nicaragua and Panama. Ten people were injured by the earthquake.

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