A first estimation of Tsunami Hazard of the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica from Local and Distant Seismogenic Sources

Abstract

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 deaths in Costa Rica: the 1991 Limón tsunami.

Costa Rica ha experimentado 41 tsunamis desde 1746, 36 de ellos en la costa del Pacífico y sólo 5 en la costa del Caribe. Sin embargo, el registro más antiguo pertenece a la costa caribeña, así como el único tsunami que ha causado muertes en Costa Rica: el tsunami de Limón de 1991.