Costa Rica earthquakes in 1996
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Costa Rica in 1996. The largest: M6.2 13 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica, Sep 4, 1996.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1996 was located in Costa Rica. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1996
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.533 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.536 km W of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.513 km NNE of San Isidro, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 6.213 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 5.915 km S of Parrita, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.79 km WNW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 5 km deep
- 5.10 km E of Golfito, Costa Rica · 33 km deep
- 4.630 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica · 66 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1996 | 1 | 4.6 | 30 km WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica |
| February 1996 | 2 | 5.1 | 0 km E of Golfito, Costa Rica |
| March 1996 | 0 | ||
| April 1996 | 0 | ||
| May 1996 | 0 | ||
| June 1996 | 0 | ||
| July 1996 | 0 | ||
| August 1996 | 1 | 5.9 | 15 km S of Parrita, Costa Rica |
| September 1996 | 2 | 6.2 | 13 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica |
| October 1996 | 1 | 4.5 | 36 km W of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica |
| November 1996 | 1 | 4.5 | 33 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica |
| December 1996 | 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.