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2012 Costa Rica Earthquake
5 September 2012 · Nicoya · Costa Rica
On 5 September 2012 at 14:42 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Costa Rica (Nicoya), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Panama Plate, 62 km from its boundary with the Caribbean Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 2 people and injured 20.
- Date
- 5 September 2012
- Time
- 14:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 35 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 20
- Estimated Damage
- 45 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.2 m wave)
- Plate
- Panama Plate
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Nearest Volcano
- Volcán Tenorio (73 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19921992 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.6170 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