Largest earthquakes in or near Coto Brus, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on record since 1900 - list, stats and map
Updated: Nov 7, 2023 12:37 GMT -
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Since 1900, Coto Brus has had 242 quakes of magnitudes above 5 and up to 7.6:
- 6 quakes above magnitude 7
- 49 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
- 187 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
Latest today: Mag. 5.1 Earthquake 19 km NE of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica -
Strongest: Mag. 7.6 Earthquake 34 km S of Ciudad de Limon, Costa Rica -
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Showing quakes since 1900, magnitude 5 or higher (242 quakes):
Date and time | Mag Depth | Nearest volcano (distance) | Location | Details | Map |
| Oct 21, 04:45 am (Costa Rica) (Oct 21, 10:45 GMT) | 5.1 10 km | 58 km (36 mi) | 19 km northeast of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica 103 reports | More | |
| Jun 16, 11:58 pm (Panama) (Jun 17, 04:58 GMT) | 5.3 17 km | 135 km (84 mi) | North Pacific Ocean, 92 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama 16 reports | More | |
| Apr 4, 05:18 pm (Panama) (Apr 4, 22:18 GMT) | 6.3 13 km | 138 km (86 mi) | North Pacific Ocean, 95 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama 455 reports | More | |
| Mar 21, 07:44 pm (Costa Rica) (Mar 22, 01:44 GMT) | 5.0 64 km | 50 km (31 mi) | 40 km south of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica | More | |
| Mar 20, 07:44 pm (Costa Rica) (Mar 21, 01:44 GMT) | 5.5 35 km | 75 km (47 mi) | North Pacific Ocean, 64 km south of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica 303 reports | More | |
| Feb 19, 04:56 pm (Costa Rica) (Feb 19, 22:56 GMT) | 5.2 3 km | 13 km (8.1 mi) | Provincia de Heredia, 35 km north of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica 12 reports | More | |
| Feb 18, 02:24 am (Costa Rica) (Feb 18, 08:24 GMT) | 5.2 10 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) | Provincia de Alajuela, 33 km north of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica 165 reports | More | |
| Dec 1, 2022 08:30 am (Panama) (Dec 1, 2022 13:30 GMT) | 5.1 38 km | 135 km (84 mi) | North Pacific Ocean, 92 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama 3 reports | More | |
| Oct 20, 2022 06:57 am (Panama) (Oct 20, 2022 11:57 GMT) | 6.7 10 km | 128 km (80 mi) | North Pacific Ocean, 85 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama 287 reports | More | |
| Sep 3, 2022 12:53 am (Costa Rica) (Sep 3, 2022 06:53 GMT) | 5.0 15 km | 110 km (68 mi) | North Pacific Ocean, 44 km south of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica 89 reports | More | |
| May 7, 2022 06:25 pm (Costa Rica) (May 8, 2022 00:25 GMT) | 5.0 18 km | 71 km (44 mi) | Provincia de Puntarenas, 93 km southeast of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica 47 reports | More | |
| Jan 29, 2021 07:14 am (Costa Rica) (Jan 29, 2021 13:14 GMT) | 5.7 3 km | 94 km (58 mi) | North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, 72 km southwest of David, Panama 10 reports | More | |
| Jan 29, 2021 06:41 am (Costa Rica) (Jan 29, 2021 12:41 GMT) | 5.6 10 km | 77 km (48 mi) | North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, 64 km west of David, Panama 9 reports | More |
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.9 x 1016 joules (16332 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.4 x 107 tons of TNT or 878.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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