List of earthquakes in Costa Rica

! Name

! Date

! Epicentre

! {{M|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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/mundo/sismo-en-costa-rica-deja-tres-muertos-por-infarto|title=Sismo en Costa Rica deja tres muertos por infarto|date=13 November 2017|work=El Universal|access-date=13 November 2017|language=es}}

|3

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|style width="70px"| 2012102300452012-10-24
00:45:34 UTC

|style width="120px"| {{Coord|10.121001|N|85.314004|W|display=inline}}
13 km east-northeast of Hojancha

| 6.6

|VII

| 20.1 km

| Largest aftershock of the 2012 Costa Rica earthquake.[http://www.nacion.com/2012-10-24/Sucesos/replica-de--terremoto-de-nicoya-causo-gran-alarma-en-el-pais-.aspx Réplica de terremoto de Nicoya causó gran alarma en el país] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024093217/http://www.nacion.com/2012-10-24/Sucesos/replica-de--terremoto-de-nicoya-causo-gran-alarma-en-el-pais-.aspx |date=24 October 2012 }} La Nación, 24 October 2012. {{in lang|es}}

|

| 2012090500002012-09-05
14:42:10 UTC

| {{Coord|10.119900|N|85.347000|W|display=inline}}
11 km east of Nicoya

| 7.6

|X

| 40.8 km

| [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cfsd M7.6 – 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica ]

| 2

| 2009 Cinchona earthquake

| 2009010800002009-01-08
19:21:34 UTC

| {{Coord|10.197|N|84.159|W|display=inline}}
30 km north of San José

| 6.1

|VII

| 4.5 km

| [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2009/us2009bpba/ Magnitude 6.1 – COSTA RICA 8 January 2009 19:21:34 UTC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202160422/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2009/us2009bpba/ |date=2 February 2010 }}

| 40

|

| 2004112000002004-11-20
08:07:21 UTC

| {{Coord|9.581|N|84.228|W|display=inline}}
offshore

| 6.4

|

| 16 km

| [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2004/usrban/ Magnitude 6.4 – COSTA RICA, 20 November 2004 08:07:21 UTC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218161927/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2004/usrban/ |date=18 December 2009 }}

| 8

|

| 1999082000001999-08-20
10:02:21 UTC

| {{Coord|9.04|N|84.15|W}}
offshore

| 6.9

|

| 20 km

| [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1999.php Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125233514/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1999.php |date=25 November 2011 }}

| –

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|style width="70px"| 1996090400001996-09-04

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| 5.8

|

|

|

|

| 1991 Limon earthquake

| 1991042200001991-04-22
21:56:51 UTC

| {{Coord|9.685|N|83.073|W}}
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."[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1991.php Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991]

| 125

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|style width="70px"| 1990042800001990-04-28

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| 5.9

|

|

|

|

|

| 1990032500001990-03-25
13:22:55 UTC

| {{Coord|9.919|N|84.808|W}}
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.[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1990.php Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1990]

| 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

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|style width="70px"| 1974022800001974-02-28

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| 5.8

|

|

|

|

|style width="70px"| 1966040900001966-04-09

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| 5.7

|

|

| [http://www.diarioextra.com/2012/octubre/13/sucesos2.php Se Espera un Nuevo Temblor en 10 Días] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017000630/http://www.diarioextra.com/2012/octubre/13/sucesos2.php |date=17 October 2012 }} Diario Extra, 13 October 2012. {{in lang|es}}

|

|style width="150px"| 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes

|style width="70px"| 1910050400001910-05-04

|style width="120px"| Cartago

| 6.4

|

|

| [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/historical_country.php#costa_rica Historic World Earthquakes: Costa Rica] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728221758/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/historical_country.php |date=28 July 2010 }}

| 700

|style width="150px"| 1822 Costa Rica earthquake

|style width="70px"| 182205071822-05-07

|style width="120px"| near Caribbean Coast

| 7.6

| IX

|

|

| Unknown

| colspan="11" style="text-align: center;" |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.