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Costa Rica’s most historic earthquakes

The Tico Times - July 22, 2021

Wednesday afternoon, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake with an epicenter near the border with Panama rattled most of Costa Rica.

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes southern Costa Rica on Friday morning

January 29, 2021

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake rattles San José, Costa Rica on Saturday night

October 31, 2020

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Costa Rica on Monday afternoon

August 24, 2020

No damage, but plenty of interrupted sleep, as temblor shakes Costa Rica overnight

July 5, 2020

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Magnitude 7.5 earthquake shakes southern Mexico, prompting tsunami alert

The Tico Times - 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

Alejandro Zúñiga - 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 - 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 - 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

Alejandro Zúñiga - September 18, 2019

How did you sleep last night?

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Earthquake in Costa Rica was ‘un despiche total,’ Tico says

Alejandro Zúñiga - June 26, 2019

The Cartago resident's dramatic report gave us all the chance to share a laugh.

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Earthquakes felt across Costa Rica on Sunday

Alejandro Zúñiga - May 12, 2019

Shaking was felt throughout the Puntarenas province and in the Greater Metropolitan Area.

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Saturday morning quake shakes Costa Rica

The Tico Times - November 17, 2018

The National Seismological Network reported a preliminary magnitude 5.1 quake, 12 kilometers west of Guapiles, at 8:12 a.m. this Saturday.

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6 tweets that prove Costa Rica can find humor in anything – even an earthquake

The Tico Times - November 13, 2017

What we might call "gallows humor" in English is a fine art in Costa Rica, and earthquakes put this on display.

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Photos and videos from last night’s earthquake in Costa Rica

The Tico Times - November 13, 2017

The quake knocked over supermarket goods and at least one Christmas tree.