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2009 Costa Rica Earthquake
8 January 2009 · La Paz · Costa Rica
On 8 January 2009 at 19:21 UTC, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Costa Rica (La Paz), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Panama Plate, 34 km from its boundary with the Caribbean Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 23 people and injured 100. 518 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 8 January 2009
- Time
- 19:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Depth
- 14 km
- Deaths
- 23
- Injuries
- 100
- Homes Destroyed
- 518
- Estimated Damage
- 502 million US dollars
- Plate
- Panama Plate
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Nearest Volcano
- Poás Volcano (6 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
- 1990Puntarenas, San Jose · M 7.3
- 1983Se, Panama · M 7.56 deaths
- 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