Significant earthquakes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
3
in 1990
All-time low
1
in 1579
Years of data
29
1579–2017
Significant earthquakes in Costa Rica, 1579–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, significant earthquakes in Costa Rica stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Costa Rica peaked at 3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1579.
That places Costa Rica 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Significant earthquakes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1579 | 1 | — |
| 1746 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1881 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1882 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1916 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1924 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1950 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1952 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1955 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1570s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1850s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in Costa Rica?
- Significant earthquakes in Costa Rica was 1 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1579.
- How does Costa Rica rank for significant earthquakes?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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