Notable earthquakes in the history of Costa Rica include the following:
| Name | Date | Epicentre | Mag. | MM | Depth | Notes | Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Costa Rica earthquake | 2012102300452017-11-13 02:28:24 UTC |
16 km south east of Jaco | 6.5 | VIII | 19.8 km | All casualties caused by heart attacks.[1] | 3 | |||
| 2012102300452012-10-24 00:45:34 UTC |
10°07′16″N 85°18′50″W / 10.121001°N 85.314004°W / 10.121001; -85.314004 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 | 2012090500002012-09-05 14:42:10 UTC |
10°07′12″N 85°20′49″W / 10.119900°N 85.347000°W / 10.119900; -85.347000 11 km east of Nicoya |
7.6 | X | 40.8 km | [3] | 2 | |||
| 2009 Cinchona earthquake | 2009010800002009-01-08 19:21:34 UTC |
10°11′49″N 84°09′32″W / 10.197°N 84.159°W / 10.197; -84.159 30 km north of San José |
6.1 | VII | 4.5 km | [4] | 40 | |||
| 2004112000002004-11-20 08:07:21 UTC |
9°34′52″N 84°13′41″W / 9.581°N 84.228°W / 9.581; -84.228 offshore |
6.4 | 16 km | [5] | 8 | |||||
| 1999082000001999-08-20 10:02:21 UTC |
9°02′N 84°09′W / 9.04°N 84.15°W / 9.04; -84.15 offshore |
6.9 | 20 km | [6] | – | |||||
| 1996090400001996-09-04 |
5.8 | [7] | ||||||||
| 1991 Limon earthquake | 1991042200001991-04-22 21:56:51 UTC |
9°41′06″N 83°04′23″W / 9.685°N 83.073°W / 9.685; -83.073 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 | |||
| 1990042800001990-04-28 |
5.9 | [7] | ||||||||
| 1990032500001990-03-25 13:22:55 UTC |
9°55′08″N 84°48′29″W / 9.919°N 84.808°W / 9.919; -84.808 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 | ||||
| 1974022800001974-02-28 |
5.8 | [7] | ||||||||
| 1966040900001966-04-09 |
5.7 | [7] | ||||||||
| 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes | 1910050400001910-05-04 |
Cartago | 6.4 | [10] | 700 | |||||
| 1822 Costa Rica earthquake | 182205071822-05-07 |
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. | ||||||||||
