Earthquake — Costa Rica: Cartago

Quand

13 avr. 1910

Type

Séisme

Magnitude

5.8

Position

Costa Rica

Coordonnées

9.80° N, 84.00° W

Earthquake in Central America

The 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes were a series of destructive seismic events that affected Cartago, Costa Rica from 13 April to 4 May. The sequence began with a Ms 5.8 earthquake. The largest and most destructive in the sequence occurred on 4 May, measuring Ms 6.4. A total of 2,450 people were killed and the city of Cartago was severely affected.

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