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Major earthquakes in Costa Rica since 1900 (M6+)

M6+70
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LargestM7.61991
M7+12
LatestM6.22024-10-12

Per decade

Depth

50 largest

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M7.6 1991-04-221991-04-22 21:5610 km34 km S of Limón, Costa Rica
M7.6 2012-09-052012-09-05 14:4235 km11 km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
M7.6 1939-12-211939-12-21 20:5425 km4 km WNW of Atenas, Costa Rica
M7.5 1950-10-051950-10-05 16:0998 kmCosta Rica
M7.5 1941-12-051941-12-05 20:4720 km70 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica
M7.3 1990-03-251990-03-25 13:2222 km7 km SSE of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
M7.3 1904-12-201904-12-20 05:4410 km53 km SSE of Quepos, Costa Rica
M7.3 1916-02-271916-02-27 20:2115 km204 km WSW of Sámara, Costa Rica
M7.2 1900-06-211900-06-21 20:52–Costa Rica
M7.1 1916-04-241916-04-24 08:0215 km6 km WNW of Siquirres, Costa Rica
M7.1 1983-04-031983-04-03 02:5037 km12 km N of Golfito, Costa Rica
M7.0 1978-08-231978-08-23 00:3856 km19 km N of Nandayure, Costa Rica
M6.9 1941-12-061941-12-06 21:2415 km112 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.9 1999-08-201999-08-20 10:0220 km42 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.8 1939-12-221939-12-22 04:4425 km13 km W of Jacó, Costa Rica
M6.7 1905-01-201905-01-20 18:0020 km18 km WSW of Nicoya, Costa Rica
M6.7 1940-10-271940-10-27 05:3535 km8 km SW of Parrita, Costa Rica
M6.7 1952-09-091952-09-09 12:5415 km49 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.7 1924-03-041924-03-04 10:0725 km12 km ESE of Jacó, Costa Rica
M6.6 1992-03-071992-03-07 01:5379 km5 km SW of Río Segundo, Costa Rica
M6.5 1924-03-041924-03-04 11:4315 km68 km W of Sámara, Costa Rica
M6.5 1973-04-141973-04-14 08:3433 km26 km NNW of La Fortuna, Costa Rica
M6.5 1983-07-031983-07-03 17:1433 km17 km S of Pejibaye, Costa Rica
M6.5 2012-10-242012-10-24 00:4517 kmCosta Rica
M6.5 2017-11-132017-11-13 02:2819 km18 km W of Parrita, Costa Rica
M6.4 1952-05-131952-05-13 19:3135 km6 km NNW of Nandayure, Costa Rica
M6.4 1937-03-091937-03-09 15:4020 km14 km SE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.4 1979-08-241979-08-24 04:2640 km4 km ESE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.4 1990-03-251990-03-25 13:1627 km11 km E of Paquera, Costa Rica
M6.4 1990-04-281990-04-28 01:2323 km8 km SSE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.4 2000-07-212000-07-21 01:5333 km55 km SSE of Sámara, Costa Rica
M6.4 2002-06-162002-06-16 02:4635 km55 km WSW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.4 2004-11-202004-11-20 08:0716 km17 km SSE of Tejar, Costa Rica
M6.4 1958-06-061958-06-06 09:1135 km188 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.3 1924-03-111924-03-11 10:4120 km13 km NNW of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
M6.3 1948-11-191948-11-19 01:0425 km9 km NW of San Isidro, Costa Rica
M6.3 1958-04-151958-04-15 03:5225 km138 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.3 1991-03-161991-03-16 06:0233 km15 km N of Nandayure, Costa Rica
M6.2 1960-12-061960-12-06 08:5635 km7 km W of Canoas, Costa Rica
M6.2 1925-01-261925-01-26 19:0215 km28 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica
M6.2 1924-03-251924-03-25 14:0625 km33 km WSW of Jacó, Costa Rica
M6.2 1967-10-031967-10-03 18:1629 km24 km SW of La Cruz, Costa Rica
M6.2 1974-02-281974-02-28 20:2046 km15 km SE of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.2 1987-10-041987-10-04 08:1548 km42 km SW of La Cruz, Costa Rica
M6.2 1991-03-011991-03-01 17:30196 km13 km SE of Los Chiles, Costa Rica
M6.2 1991-04-241991-04-24 19:1313 km16 km SE of La Suiza, Costa Rica
M6.2 1996-09-041996-09-04 19:0632 km13 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.2 2004-04-292004-04-29 00:5710 km49 km SW of La Cruz, Costa Rica
M6.2 2024-10-122024-10-12 17:4316 km40 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
M6.2 1935-08-011935-08-01 16:0815 km5 km S of Liberia, Costa Rica

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.