World Map › Major Earthquakes Since 1900 › 1900
Historic Earthquake
1900 Costa Rica Earthquake
21 June 1900 · Costa Rica
On 21 June 1900 at 20:52 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Costa Rica, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Panama Plate, 70 km from its boundary with the Caribbean Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 21 June 1900
- Time
- 20:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- Panama Plate
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Nearest Volcano
- Miravalles Volcano (91 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 Costa Rica Earthquake · M 7.62 deaths
- 19921992 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.6170 deaths
- 19911991 Limon Earthquake · M 7.690 deaths
- 1990Puntarenas, San Jose · M 7.3
- 1956Puerto Samoza · M 7.3
- 1950Nicaragua · M 7.7
- 1941Costa Rica · M 7.66 deaths
- 1916Off Coast · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth