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Historical Tsunamis at the Costa Rican Caribbean Coast
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2021-04-22)
Aún cuando los tsunamis son poco frecuentes en el Caribe de Costa Rica, pueden llegar a ser destructivos. En Costa Rica existe la creencia errónea de que no hemos tenido tsunamis. Sin embargo, los autores encontraron ...
Numerical modeling of tsunamis originated at Colombia-Ecuador Trench for Costa Rica
(IV Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Seismological Commission, LACSC 2022, 2022-10-04)
Costa Rica is exposed to tsunamis at both Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Costa Rica has experienced
41 tsunamis since 1746 with moderated impact (Chacón-Barrantes et al., 2021), but the coastal
population has increased ...
A first estimation of Tsunami Hazard of the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica from Local and Distant Seismogenic Sources
(IV Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Seismological Commission, LACSC 2022, 2022-10-04)
Costa Rica has experienced 41 tsunamis since 1746, 36 of them at the Pacific coast and only 5 at the Caribbean coast. However, the oldest record belongs to the Caribbean coast, as well as the only tsunami that has caused ...