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Costa Rica’s most historic earthquakes
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July 22, 2021
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes southern Costa Rica on Friday morning
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake rattles San José, Costa Rica on Saturday night
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Costa Rica’s most historic earthquakes
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July 22, 2021
Wednesday afternoon, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake with an epicenter near the border with Panama rattled most of Costa Rica.
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes southern Costa Rica on Friday morning
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January 29, 2021
Costa Rica averages 350 earthquakes each month — about 12 each day — though most are imperceptible.
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake rattles San José, Costa Rica on Saturday night
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October 31, 2020
Tectonic plates gave Costa Rica a decent Halloween scare on Saturday night as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook the capital.
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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Costa Rica on Monday afternoon
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August 24, 2020
A magnitude 5.97 earthquake shook Costa Rica on Monday afternoon.
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No damage, but plenty of interrupted sleep, as temblor shakes Costa Rica overnight
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July 5, 2020
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook Costa Rica early Sunday morning.
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Magnitude 7.5 earthquake shakes southern Mexico, prompting tsunami alert
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June 23, 2020
The US government issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast of Mexico and Central and South America. Costa Rica is not at risk, the National Emergency Commission said.
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake rattles Costa Rica on Friday night
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March 6, 2020
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook Costa Rica on Friday night.
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Costa Rica’s northwest shakes with magnitude 5.5 quake on Sunday
Alejandro Zúñiga
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December 9, 2019
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula on Sunday.
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Central Valley of Costa Rica shakes with magnitude 5.4 quake
Alejandro Zúñiga
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November 24, 2019
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).
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Pair of tremors rattles Costa Rica on both coasts
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September 18, 2019
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