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

Chacon-Barrantes, SilviaMurillo Gutiérrez, AnthonyRivera, Fabio2023-08-252023-08-252022-10-04http://hdl.handle.net/11056/26220Costa 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.spaAcceso abiertohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/TSUNAMISCOSTA RICACARIBEPACIFICOOCEANOGRAFÍAOCEANOGRAPHYA first estimation of Tsunami Hazard of the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica from Local and Distant Seismogenic Sourceshttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8544