- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 4, 1910 CE
- Location:
- Costa Rica, Cartago, San Jose
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 Ms
- Deaths:
- 700
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.13
Other earthquake records of 1910 CE
- Taiwan · Ms 7.8 · 60 deaths
- Algeria, Masqueray, Kabylia · Ms 6.4 · 12 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: S. Of · Ms 7.4
- Costa Rica, Cartago · Ms 5.8
- Japan, Hokkaido · M 7.5
- China, Yellow Sea · Ms 6.8
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1910 CE Earthquake — Costa Rica, Cartago, San Jose happen?
- May 4, 1910 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 700. Historical death tolls vary by source.