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A first estimation of tsunami hazard of the Pacific coast of Costa Rica from local and distant seismogenic sources
(Springer, 2021-06-04)Costa Rica has been affected by several local and distant tsunamis in the past, but the historical information is scarce and incomplete. Its Pacific coast stretches for over a thousand kilometers, and tsunami hazard has ... -
Impact in Costa Rica of the tsunami caused by the Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption on 15 January 2022
(Springer, 2023-05-12)Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai had a large eruption (VEI 5–6) on 15 January 2022, which caused a tsunami recorded in all ocean basins. Costa Rica has made many advances in tsunami preparation over the past 9 years since the ... -
New records of historical tsunamis obtained from Costa Rican newspapers
(American Geophysical Union, 2020-12-14)Costa Rica has few records of historical tsunamis, due to traditionally low populated coasts and moderate tsunami potential, among other reasons. As part of the writing of the first tsunami catalog of Costa Rica, the authors ... -
Numerical Simulations of the 1991 Limón Tsunami, Costa Rica Caribbean Coast
(Pure and Applied Geophysics vol.174 2945-2959 2017, 2017)The second largest recorded tsunami along the Caribbean margin of Central America occurred 25 years ago. On April 22nd, 1991, an earthquake with magnitude Mw 7.6 ruptured along the thrust faults that form the North Panama ... -
The 2017 México Tsunami Record, Numerical Modeling and Threat Assessment in Costa Rica
(Springer, 2018-03-30)An Mw 8.2 earthquake and tsunami occurred off- shore the Pacific coast of Me´xico on 2017-09-08, at 04:49 UTC. Costa Rican tide gauges have registered a total of 21 local, regional and far-field tsunamis. The Quepos gauge ...