Date Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Mw Ml Ms Im (MM) Country Epicenter Source 15/02/1772 10.120N 84.200W 10 6 - - VIII Costa Rica Barba MP 07/12/1803 8.500N 83.000W 30 7.1 - - VIII Costa Rica Golfito (Subduction) MP 07/05/1822 9.630N 83.150W 20 7.6 - 7.5 IX Costa Rica Limon (San Estanislao Earthquake) ROJ 03/04/1826 10.000N 85.500W 45 7.1 - - VIII Costa Rica Nicoya Peninsula PM 02/10/1833 10.000N 85.500W 45 7 - - VIII Costa Rica Nicoya Peninsula PM 18/02/1840 10.500N 86.000W 35 7.1 - - VIII Costa Rica West of Nicoya Peninsula MP 02/09/1841 9.840N 83.950W 10 6.4 - - IX Costa Rica Cartago MP 21/03/1842 9.830N 84.100W 10 6 - - VIII Costa Rica Alajuelita MP 18/03/1851 10.140N 84.180W 10 6.2 - - VIII Costa Rica Sarchi MP 24/08/1853 10.420N 84.900W 10 6 - - VIII Costa Rica Ca–as MP 08/09/1853 10.000N 85.500W 40 7.1 - - VIII Costa Rica West of Nicoya Peninsula MP 05/08/1854 8.500N 83.000W 33 7 - - VIII Costa Rica Golfito (Subduction) MP 09/12/1863 10.000N 85.500W 40 7.3 - - VIII -IX Costa Rica Nicoya coast MP 03/03/1882 8.720N 84.250W 20 7 - - VIII Costa Rica Quepos GUE 30/12/1888 10.140N 84.180W 10 6 - - VIII Costa Rica Fraijanes LDI 17/01/1889 10.250N 85.800W 30 7 - - VIII Costa Rica Nicoya coast ROJ 21/06/1900 10.000N 85.500W 50 7.2 - - VIII Costa Rica Nicoya coast MP 02/12/1904 7.000N 85.000W 10 7 - - VIII- Costa Rica Southern Quepos AN 20/12/1904 8.500N 83.000W 30 7.5 - - VIII Costa Rica Golfito MP 16/08/1909 10.000N 84.000W 90 7 - 7.1 VIII Costa Rica Intraplate AN 05/05/1910 9.840N 83.910W 9 6.4 - 6.4 VIII Costa Rica Cartago MP 29/08/1911 10.210N 84.280W 8 6.2 - - IX Costa Rica Bajos del Toro GUE 10/10/1911 10.600N 84.920W 10 6.5 - - VIII Costa Rica Guatuzo ROJ 06/06/1912 10.020N 84.270W 10 6.3 - - VIII Costa Rica SarchI GUE 27/02/1916 10.700N 85.990W 50 7.3 - - IX Costa Rica Papagayo ROJ 24/04/1916 10.010N 84.550W 70 7 - - VIII Costa Rica Miramar (Intraplate) IBO 04/03/1924 9.830N 84.560W 15 7 - 7 X Costa Rica Orotina ROJ 21/07/1934 8.000N 83.000W 10 6.2 - - VIII Costa Rica Burica Peninsula. Costa Rica-PanamA border ISS 21/12/1939 9.870N 84.350W 70 7.3 - - VIII Costa Rica Puriscal (Intraplate) ROJ 05/12/1941 8.700N 83.200W 28 7.4 - - IX Costa Rica Golfito ISS 06/12/1941 10.400N 85.700W 10 6.2 - - VIII Costa Rica Bagaces ISS 19/11/1948 9.700N 83.700W 96 7 - - VIII Costa Rica Turrialba (Intraplate) ISS 05/10/1950 10.100N 85.300W 55 7.8 - - VIII Costa Rica Nicoya KSO 22/08/1951 9.830N 83.870W 3 6 - - VIII Costa Rica ParaIso MG 09/09/1952 8.720N 84.250W 20 7 - - VIII Costa Rica Quepos GUE 30/12/1952 10.300N 83.500W 10 6.2 - - VIII Costa Rica Patillos ISS 07/01/1953 9.900N 83.100W 10 6 - - VIII Costa Rica LimOn IBO 01/09/1955 10.228N 84.308W 3 6.1 - 5.8 VIII Costa Rica Bajos del Toro AEL 14/04/1973 10.450N 84.900W 10 6.5 - - IX Costa Rica TilarAn GM 23/08/1978 9.760N 85.570W 25 7 - - VIII Costa Rica SAmara GM 23/08/1978 9.890N 85.500W 41 7 5.8 - VIII Costa Rica SAmara RSN 03/04/1983 8.500N 83.500W 34 7.3 - 7.3 VIII Costa Rica Golfito RSN 03/07/1983 9.490N 83.670W 14 6.2 - - VIII Costa Rica PErez. ZeledOn RSN 25/03/1990 9.620N 84.930W 16 7.1 6.5 7.1 VIII Costa Rica Gulf of Nicoya RSN 30/06/1990 9.820N 84.380W 4 5.7 5 5.1 VIII Costa Rica Puriscal (Cortezal Earthquake) RSN 22/12/1990 9.910N 84.310W 4 6 5.7 5.7 VIII Costa Rica Piedras Negras RSN 01/03/1991 10.820N 84.830W 197 7 6 - VII Costa Rica Upala (intraplate) RSN 16/03/1991 9.720N 85.665W 30 6.4 5.8 6.3 VII Costa Rica Nosara (Subduction) RSN 22/04/1991 9.630N 83.150W 23 7.7 7.2 - X Costa Rica LimOn RSN 10/07/1993 9.756N 83.677W 14 6 5.7 5.4 VIII Costa Rica Pejibaye de Turrialba RSN 20/08/1999 9.019N 84.182W 22 6.9 6.9 6.9 VIII Costa Rica Quepos RSN 04/02/2004 8.328N 83.136W 14 6.4 5.9 6.3 VIII Costa Rica Northern Burica Peninsula RSN 20/11/2004 9.469N 84.254W 25 6.3 - - VII-VIII Costa Rica Damas CAM 14/12/1712 13.220N 88.900W 59 7.1 - 7.1 VIII El Salvador Pacific Coast AKW 5/03/1719 13.300N 89.120W 59 7.6 - - VIII El Salvador Ahuachapan AKW 06/05/1736 13.250N 89.050W 59 7.2 - - VIII El Salvador Pacific Coast AKW ?/?/1742 13.260N 89.200W 55 7.2 - - VIII El Salvador West Pacific Coast AKW 13/03/1748 13.310N 89.200W 59 7.1 - - VIII El Salvador West Pacific Coast AKW ?/04/1765 13.720N 89.070W 10 6.1 - - VIII El Salvador San Martin AKW 30/05/1776 13.500N 89.950W 50 7.9 - - VIII El Salvador West Pacific Coast AKW 15/11/1776 13.250N 89.150W 50 7 - - VIII El Salvador Central Pacific Coast AKW 29/11/1783 13.630N 88.780W 5 6.6 - - VIII El Salvador Santiago. Nonualco AKW 02/02/1798 13.700N 89.210W 5 6.2 - - VII-VIII El Salvador San Salvador AKW ?/12/1838 13.520N 88.350W 5 6 - 5.4 VIII El Salvador San Miguel JM 22/03/1839 13.760N 89.230W 6.2 - 5.4 VIII El Salvador San Matias AKW 16/04/1854 13.680N 89.140W 5 6.6 - - VIII El Salvador Ilopango AKW 26/08/1859 12.850N 88.000W 59 7.1 - 5.3 VII-VIII El Salvador East Pacific Coast AKW 09/12/1859 13.350N 89.150W 59 7.3 - 5.3 VIII El Salvador West Pacific Coast AKW 21/06/1860 13.630N 88.890W 5 6.1 - - VIII El Salvador Santa. MarIa Ostuma AKW 03/12/1860 13.350N 89.450W 49 7.1 - - VIII El Salvador Central Pacific Coast. AKW 19/12/1862 13.400N 89.750W 49 8.1 - - VIII El Salvador West Pacific Coast AKW 30/06/1867 13.310N 89.200W 59 7.1 - 7.3 VII-VIII El Salvador West Pacific Coast AKW 04/03/1873 13.700N 89,120W 100 6.4 - - VIII El Salvador San Vicente GAN 19/03/1873 13.300N 89.300W 50 7.1 - - VIII El Salvador Central Pacific Coast AKW 07/09/1915 13.900N 89.600W 60 - - 7.7 VIII-IX El Salvador Pacific Coast AKW 08/06/1917 13.700N 89.500W 5 6.2 - 6.5 VIII El Salvador Sacacoyo WH 08/02/1926 12.900N 88.700W 100 7.1 - 7.1 VI-VII El Salvador Subducction UCA 20/12/1936 13.720N 88.930W 10 6.3 - 6.1 VIII El Salvador San Vicente MMS 25/12/1937 13.930N 89.780W 10 6.1 - 5.8 VIII El Salvador AhuachapAn MMS 06/05/1951 13.517N 88.400W 10 6.2 - 6.2 VIII El Salvador UsulutAn UCA 03/05/1965 13.700N 89.170W 15 6.4 - 6 VIII El Salvador San Salvador UCA 19/06/1982 13.300N 89.400W 80 7.3 - 7.3 VII El Salvador Intraplate UCA 10/10/1986 13.670N 89.190W 8 5.8 - 5.8 VIII-IX El Salvador San Salvador SAL 13/01/2001 13.050N 88.660W 60 7.7 - - VIII El Salvador Central Pacific Coast PDE 13/02/2001 13.620N 88.860W 9.8 6.5 - - VII-VIII El Salvador San Salvador PDE 23/10/1950 14.300N 91.700W 65 7.3 7.3 IX Guatemala San Marcos. ISS 04/02/1976 15.280N 89.190W 5 7.5 7.5 7.5 IX Guatemala Central Altiplano. ISC ?/07/1764 16.000N 88.000W Crustal 6.5 - - VIII Honduras Trujillo SUH 19/10/1820 14.980N 88.000W Crustal 6.5 - - VIII Honduras San Pedro Sula KSS 14/11/1851 14.080N 87.210W Crustal 6.3 - - VIII Honduras Tegucigalpa SUH 25/09/1855 16.020N 86.000W Crustal 6.5 - - VIII Honduras Roatan KSS 04/08/1856 16.750N 86.750W 5 7 - - VIII Honduras Gulf of Honduras KSS 12/07/1870 13.810N 88.900W 15 6.5 - - VIII Honduras Santa Rosa KSS 01/01/1910 17.000N 85.000W 20 7 - - VII Honduras Caiman Through AA 30/03/1914 17.000N 92.000W 150 7.2 - - VII MExico Mexico-Guatemala Border GAN ?/?/1648 12.500N 86.800W 7.2 - 7.2 VIII Nicaragua - NIC ?/?/1651 11.200N 85.200W 7.3 - 7.3 VIII Nicaragua - NIC ?/?/1609 12.420N 86.550W 7.2 - 7.2 VIII Nicaragua - NIC ?/?/1663 12.420N 86.550W 7.3 - 7.3 VIII Nicaragua - NIC ?/?/1750 10.900N 86.000W 45 7.2 - 7.5 VIII Nicaragua Pacific Coast (subduction) AA ?/05/1844 11.200N 84.800W 130 7.1 - - VIII Nicaragua Intraplate ISS 27/10/1849 13.000N 86.800W 60 7.4 - 7.4 IX Nicaragua Esteli ISS ?/12/1865 12.000N 86.000W 10 7.3 - 7.3 VIII Nicaragua South-west Coast. ISC 14/11/1867 12.480N 86.680W 3 7.3 - 7.3 VIII Nicaragua Central Pacific Coast ISC 29/04/1881 11.500N 86.300W 130 7.3 - 7.3 VIII Nicaragua Intraplate NIC 10/10/1885 12.250N 86.750W 60 7 - 7 IX Nicaragua Southern Pacific Coast NIC 29/04/1898 12.000N 86.000W 100 7.4 - 7.4 VIII Nicaragua Intraplate NIC 08/10/1901 11.000N 87.500W 20 7 - 7 VII Nicaragua Subducction NIC 23/03/1902 12.000N 86.000W 5 6 - - VIII Nicaragua Momotombo CS 30/12/1907 12.150N 86.250W 10 7.1 - 5.6 VII Nicaragua Southern Pacific Coast NIC 28/03/1921 12.900N 86.800W 170 7.4 - - VIII Nicaragua West Pacific Coast AA 05/11/1926 12.300N 85.800W 135 7 - 7 VIII Nicaragua El Sauce (Subduction) NIC 31/03/1931 12.300N 86.600W 5 6.2 - 5.6 VIII Nicaragua Managua NIC 21/05/1932 12.800N 88.000W 150 7.1 - 7.1 VII Nicaragua Gulf of Fonseca MMS 26/02/1952 11.510N 86.400W 60 7.2 - 7.2 VII-VIII Nicaragua Southern Pacifi Coast NIC 24/10/1956 12.000N 86.500W 35 7.3 - 7.3 VIII Nicaragua Central Pacific Coast NIC 04/01/1968 12.100N 86.300W 5 5.8 - - VIII Nicaragua S.E. of Managua JHO 23/12/1972 12.300N 86.10W 5 6.3 - 6.2 X Nicaragua Managua NIC 02/09/1992 11.200N 87.810W 15 7.6 - - VIII Nicaragua Corinto (Tsunami) NIC 03/08/2005 11.320N 85.430W 1 6.1 - 5.5 VIII Nicaragua Ometepe NIC ?/10/1516 7.400N 80.451W Crustal - - - Vlll PanamA Tonosi Fault, Azuero Peninsula. VT 02/05/1621 8.970N 79.550W Crustal 6.9 - - VIII PanamA Pedro Miguel Fault, canal area VC 27/06/1871 7.800N 82.300W 30 7 - - VIII PanamA Panama Fracture Zone VT 29/05/1879 8.000N 82.900W 10 7 - - Vlll PanamA Panama-Costa Rica Border PMC 07/09/1882 10.000N 79.000W 20 7.9 - 8 IX PanamA Offshore San Blas Archip. CV 08/03/1883 7.400N 76.900W 30 6.2 - - VIII PanamA Southern Darien TV 20/01/1904 7.000N 78.000W 40 7 - - VII PanamA South of the Gulf of Panama CV 02/10/1913 7.500N 80.750W Crustal 6.9 - - VIII PanamA Tonosi Fault, Azuero Pen. ISS 28/05/1914 9.200N 78.000W 85 7.2 - - VII PanamA Eastern Panama (intraplate) CV 26/04/1916 9.600N 82.000W 20 7 - - IX PanamA Offshore Bocas del Toro CV 18/07/1934 7.900N 82.600W 20 7.4 - - XI PanamA Gulf of Chiriqui ISS 03/06/1945 8.800N 82.600W 80 7 - - VII PanamA El Hato Volcan (Intraplate) ISS 13/07/1974 7.740N 77.680W 12 7.3 - 7.3 VIII PanamA Southern Darien ISC 11/07/1976 7.400N 78.100W 3 7.1 - 7 IX PanamA Offshore coast of Darien ISC 01/07/1979 7.870N 82.880W 20 6.5 6 6.5 VIII PanamA Burica Peninsula RSN 31/03/1999 5.710N 82.690W 10 7 - - VI-VII PanamA Panama Fracture Zone UPA 31/07/2002 7.820N 82.880W 10 6.4 - 6.2 VIII PanamA Southern Burica Peninsula RSN 25/12/2003 8.280N 82.800W 33 6.5 - - VIII PanamA Northern Burica Peninsula RSN Note AA (Ambraseys and Adams, 2000) AKW (Alfaro et al., 1990) AN (Abe and Nogushi, 1983) CAM (Central American Seismic Center) CS (Carr and Stoiber, 1977) CV (Camacho and Viquez, 1994) GAN (Ganse and Nelson, 1982) GUE (Guendel, 1988) GM (Guendel and McNally, 1986) ISC (International Seismological Centre) IBO (Boschini, 1989) ISS (International Seismological Summary) JHO (Johansson, 1988) JM (Jordan and Martinez, 1980) KSO (Kelleher et al., 1973) KSS (Kiremidjan et al., 1979) LDI (Morales, 1985) MG (Montero and Gonzalez, 1990) MP (Montero and Peraldo, 2004) MMS (Mart’nez, 1978) PM (Peraldo and Montero, 1994) NIC (Red s’smica de Nicaragua) PDE (Preliminary Determination Epicenters) PMC (Peraldo, Montero and Camacho, 2006) PRD (Peraldo,1993) ROJ (Rojas, 1993) RSN (Red Sismol—gica Nacional de Costa Rica) SAL (Red S’smica de El Salvador) SUH (Stuch, 1981) TV (V’quez and Toral, 1987) UPA (Universidad de Panam‡) UCA (Universidad Centroamericana, El Salvador) VC (V’quez and Camacho, 1993) WH (White and Harlow, 1993)