July 10, 1993 Earthquake: Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica on July 10, 1993 at 20:40:58 UTC, 20 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 10, 1993
- Time
- 20:40:58 UTC
- Place
- Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 9.821° N, 83.622° W
- Country
- Costa Rica
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person was killed, another died of a heart attack and at least nine people were injured in the Turrialbo area Damage occurred to homes and buildings at Cartago and Turrialbo. Landslides blocked roads in the epicentral area. Felt throughout Cota Rica. (referencee #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 4, 1910, Cartago, San Jose, Costa Rica
- April 22, 1991, Limon, Pandora, Panama, Costa Rica
- December 30, 1952, Costa Rica
- April 14, 1973, Tilaran, Arenal, Rio Chiquito, Costa Rica
- January 8, 2009, La Paz, Costa Rica
- September 1, 1955, Costa Rica
- November 20, 2004, San Jose, Parrita, Quepos, Costa Rica
- December 5, 1941, Costa Rica-Panama
- April 3, 1983, W, SE, Panama, Costa Rica
- July 3, 1983, San Jose, Costa Rica
- December 22, 1990, Alajuela, Santiago DE Puriscal, Costa Rica
- November 13, 2017, Jaco, Costa Rica
- December 25, 2003, Puerto Armuelles, Panama-Costa Rica
- September 5, 2012, Nicoya, Costa Rica
- December 1, 2016, Paraiso, Turrialba, Costa Rica
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5356.