Costa Rica earthquakes in 1983
34 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Costa Rica in 1983. The largest: M7.1 12 km N of Golfito, Costa Rica, Apr 2, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Costa Rica. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.18 km W of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.225 km SE of La Cruz, Costa Rica · 49 km deep
- 5.636 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 42 km deep
- 4.920 km S of Pejibaye, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.710 km NNE of Pital, Costa Rica · 132 km deep
- 4.877 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.815 km N of San Isidro, Costa Rica · 50 km deep
- 4.79 km E of San Marcos, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.621 km S of Pejibaye, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.65 km SE of Quepos, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.715 km S of Pejibaye, Costa Rica · 40 km deep
- 6.517 km S of Pejibaye, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.115 km NNE of San Isidro, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.8193 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.06 km N of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.611 km NNW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.828 km SW of San Isidro, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.649 km SSW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.827 km SE of Buenos Aires, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.939 km SSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.160 km WSW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.914 km SSE of San Marcos, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.932 km S of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.88 km SE of Mercedes, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.324 km ESE of Quepos, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.417 km SSE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.537 km SW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.218 km SSW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 31 km deep
- 4.959 km SW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.613 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 15 km deep
- 5.5Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.427 km SSE of Buenos Aires, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 7.112 km N of Golfito, Costa Rica · 37 km deep
- 4.725 km WNW of Guápiles, Costa Rica · 106 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1983 in Costa Rica.
- 7.112 km N of Golfito, Costa Rica · 37 km deep
- 6.517 km S of Pejibaye, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.613 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 15 km deep
- 5.636 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 42 km deep
- 5.5Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.417 km SSE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.427 km SSE of Buenos Aires, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.324 km ESE of Quepos, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.225 km SE of La Cruz, Costa Rica · 49 km deep
- 5.218 km SSW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 31 km deep
- 5.18 km W of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.115 km NNE of San Isidro, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.160 km WSW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.06 km N of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.920 km S of Pejibaye, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.939 km SSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.914 km SSE of San Marcos, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.932 km S of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.959 km SW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.877 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.815 km N of San Isidro, Costa Rica · 50 km deep
- 4.8193 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.828 km SW of San Isidro, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.827 km SE of Buenos Aires, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.88 km SE of Mercedes, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 0 | ||
| February 1983 | 0 | ||
| March 1983 | 1 | 4.7 | 25 km WNW of Guápiles, Costa Rica |
| April 1983 | 17 | 7.1 | 12 km N of Golfito, Costa Rica |
| May 1983 | 2 | 5.0 | 6 km N of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica |
| June 1983 | 1 | 4.8 | 193 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica |
| July 1983 | 7 | 6.5 | 17 km S of Pejibaye, Costa Rica |
| August 1983 | 2 | 4.8 | 77 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica |
| September 1983 | 3 | 5.6 | 36 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica |
| October 1983 | 0 | ||
| November 1983 | 1 | 5.1 | 8 km W of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica |
| December 1983 | 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.