Tag: cinchona
Is Costa Rica Prepared For A Major Earthquake?
Increasingly, experts in seismology predict an earthquake of high magnitude and little depth. in Costa Rica's Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
It is even estimated that the movement will be like releasing a destructive energy of almost 40,000 atomic bombs, a thousand times more than the...
Poas Volcano National Park Remains Closed
Due to intense volcanic activity this past week, the Poas Volcano national park remains closed.
Police have closed off all access to the volcano and national park, traffic detoured at the Vara Blanca/Cinchona crossing.
Remembering The Limon Earthquake
Friday, April 22, 1991 was the 25th anniversary of the biggest recorded earthquake (temblor in Spanish) in the history of Costa Rica.
The 1991 Costa Rica earthquake, known as the Limon earthquake, registered 7.8 on the Richter scale, th in Pandora, Valle La Estrella, Limon, in...
5.0 Earthquake Shook Costa Rica’s Central Valley Tuesday Morning
QCOSTARICA - An earthquake registering 5.0 on the Richter scale was recorded at 3:09am this (Tuesday) morning, 1 kilometer south of Varablanca, Heredia with a depth of 3.4 kilometers.
According to the National Seismological Network (Red Sismológica Nacional - RSN) the earthquake was felt with...
¡Qué Rico Una Fresa! Indulge In The National Strawberry Fair
QCOSTARICA - With whipped cream, in a cake or with nothing, strawberries as simply delicious. And what is better than getting them off the vine, almost? the "Feria de las Fresas" (Strawberry Fair) in Vara Blanca de Heredia that starts tomorrow (March 19) and...
[FOTOS] 2009 Costa Rica Earthquake
The 2009 Costa Rica earthquake (also known as Cinchona Earthquake), occurred at 1:21:34 pm local time (19:21:34 UTC) on January 8, 2009. The epicentre of the 6.1 Mw earthquake was in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northwest of San José. The earthquake...
