Notable earthquakes in the history of Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

 include the following:
|style width="120px"| Cartago

Cartago, Costa Rica

- See also :* Cartago Agrarian Union Party* Provincial Integration Party Three* Cartago in Spanish...

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| 1990 Costa Rica earthquake
| 1990032500001990-03-25
13:22:55 UTC
| 9.919°N 84.808°W
Entrance to the Gulf of Nicoya

Gulf of Nicoya

The Gulf of Nicoya is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. It separates the Nicoya Peninsula from the mainland of Costa Rica, and encompasses a marine and coastal landscape of wetlands, rocky islands and cliffs.-Islands:*Chira Island*Venado Island*Isla Caballo...

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| According to USGS: Heavy damage (MM VIII) in the area of Puntarenas

Puntarenas

Puntarenas is the capital and largest city in the province Puntarenas, Costa Rica, at the Pacific coast. The eponymous and oddly shaped province has its largest section in the South, far from the capital.Some 100,000 live in the city and close towns...

, some 60 buildings damaged (MM VII) in the San José area.
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| 1991 Costa Rica earthquake
| 1991042200001991-04-22
21:56:51 UTC
| 9.685°N 83.073°W
Limon-Pandora area
| 7.6
| X
| 10 km
| According to 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."
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| 1999 Costa Rica earthquake
| 1999082000001999-08-20
10:02:21 UTC
| 9.04°N 84.15°W
offshore
| 6.9
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| 2004 Costa Rica earthquake
| 2004112000002004-11-20
08:07:21 UTC
| 9.581°N 84.228°W
offshore
| 6.4
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| 16 km
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| 2009 Costa Rica earthquake

2009 Costa Rica earthquake

The 2009 Costa Rica earthquake , occurred at 1:21:34 pm local time on January 8, 2009. The epicenter of the 6.1 Mw earthquake was in northern Costa Rica, north-northwest of San José...

| 2009010800002009-01-08
19:21:34 UTC
| 10.197°N 84.159°W
30 km north of San José

San José, Costa Rica

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...

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