No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeEarthquake

Earthquake

Costa Rica

Central Valley of Costa Rica shakes with magnitude 5.4 quake

Alejandro Zúñiga -
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook much of Costa Rica at 7:33 p.m., according to preliminary data from the National Seismological Network (RSN).
Read more
Costa Rica

Pair of tremors rattles Costa Rica on both coasts

Alejandro Zúñiga -
How did you sleep last night?
Read more
Earthquake

Earthquake in Costa Rica was ‘un despiche total,’ Tico says

Alejandro Zúñiga -
The Cartago resident's dramatic report gave us all the chance to share a laugh. 
Read more
Costa Rica

Earthquakes felt across Costa Rica on Sunday

Alejandro Zúñiga -
Shaking was felt throughout the Puntarenas province and in the Greater Metropolitan Area.
Read more
Earthquake

Saturday morning quake shakes Costa Rica

The Tico Times -
The National Seismological Network reported a preliminary magnitude 5.1 quake, 12 kilometers west of Guapiles, at 8:12 a.m. this Saturday. 
Read more
Earthquake

6 tweets that prove Costa Rica can find humor in anything – even an earthquake

The Tico Times -
What we might call "gallows humor" in English is a fine art in Costa Rica, and earthquakes put this on display.
Read more
Earthquake

Photos and videos from last night’s earthquake in Costa Rica

The Tico Times -
The quake knocked over supermarket goods and at least one Christmas tree.
Read more
Earthquake

UPDATED: Three die from heart attacks following Costa Rica’s Central Pacific earthquake

The Tico Times -
OVISCORI reported more than 20 aftershocks throughout the night, including a 5.1 and 4.1 minutes after the first quake.
Read more
Load more
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica T shirts
Costa Rica Tours
Costa Rica Rocking Chairs

Latest News

US Denies Military Base Plans in Panama Amid Public Outcry

An agreement signed by the United States and Panama a month ago does not allow for the installation of U.S. military bases in the...
Read more

Trump congratulates Pope León XIV, a “great honor” for the US

President Donald Trump congratulated León XIV, the first pope from the United States, in a message on his Truth Social network on Thursday. “Congratulations...
Read more

Historic Election of First American Pope: Cardinal Robert Prevost Becomes Leo XIV

In a groundbreaking moment for the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born prelate, was elected as the first pope from the United...
Read more

© 2025 The Tico Times

Services

Support