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Historic Earthquake
1973 Costa Rica Earthquake
14 April 1973 · Tilaran, Arenal · Costa Rica
On 14 April 1973 at 08:34 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Costa Rica (Tilaran, Arenal), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 39 km from its boundary with the Panama Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 26 people and injured 100.
- Date
- 14 April 1973
- Time
- 08:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 26
- Injuries
- 100
- Estimated Damage
- 0 million US dollars
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Nearest Volcano
- Arenal Volcano (25 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 Costa Rica Earthquake · M 7.62 deaths
- 19911991 Limon Earthquake · M 7.690 deaths
- 1983Se, Panama · M 7.56 deaths
- 1956Puerto Samoza · M 7.3
- 1950Nicaragua · M 7.7
- 1941Costa Rica · M 7.66 deaths
- 1916Off Coast · M 7.5
- 1900Costa Rica · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth