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Why Costa Rica is unlikely to record an 8.0-Magnitude Earthquake
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s geology places a natural limit on the size of earthquakes the country can generate, according to seismologist Marino Protti of the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (Ovsicori)—Costa Rican Volcanological and Seismological Observatory.
An earthquake measuring magnitude 8.0 would generally require a fault...