Costa Rica earthquakes in 1978
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Costa Rica in 1978. The largest: M7.0 19 km N of Nandayure, Costa Rica, Aug 22, 1978.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1978 was located in Costa Rica. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1978
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.52 km W of Hojancha, Costa Rica · 63 km deep
- 4.78 km W of Cañas, Costa Rica · 8 km deep
- 4.717 km NE of Nicoya, Costa Rica · 66 km deep
- 4.721 km SSW of Bagaces, Costa Rica · 72 km deep
- 5.414 km S of Cañas, Costa Rica · 71 km deep
- 7.019 km N of Nandayure, Costa Rica · 56 km deep
- 4.727 km N of Sixaola, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.038 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica · 67 km deep
- 4.66 km WSW of Tejar, Costa Rica · 8 km deep
- 5.09 km NNE of Quepos, Costa Rica · 68 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1978 | 1 | 5.0 | 9 km NNE of Quepos, Costa Rica |
| February 1978 | 0 | ||
| March 1978 | 1 | 4.6 | 6 km WSW of Tejar, Costa Rica |
| April 1978 | 0 | ||
| May 1978 | 0 | ||
| June 1978 | 0 | ||
| July 1978 | 1 | 5.0 | 38 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica |
| August 1978 | 5 | 7.0 | 19 km N of Nandayure, Costa Rica |
| September 1978 | 1 | 4.7 | 8 km W of Cañas, Costa Rica |
| October 1978 | 0 | ||
| November 1978 | 1 | 4.5 | 2 km W of Hojancha, Costa Rica |
| December 1978 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.