Detailed Data Available for Recent Costa Rica Earthquake

Timothy H. Dixon; Susan Schwartz; Marino Protti; Victor Gonzalez; Andrew Newman; Jeff Marshall; Jim Spotila

doi:10.1002/2013EO020001

Detailed Data Available for Recent Costa Rica Earthquake

Timothy H. Dixon, Susan Schwartz, Marino Protti, Victor Gonzalez, Andrew Newman, Jeff Marshall, Jim Spotila

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Abstract

On 5 September 2012 a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred beneath the Nicoya Peninsula of northwestern Costa Rica, rupturing the subduction zone between the Cocos and Caribbean plates. In most subduction zones the locus of seismic slip lies far offshore, making it difficult to infer interface seismogenic processes from on-shore observations. In contrast, the Nicoya Peninsula lies close to the trench (within 70 kilometers), allowing observations directly over the earthquake rupture zone.

Original language	American English
Journal	Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
Volume	94
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/2013EO020001
State	Published - Jan 8 2013

Keywords

earthquake
GPS
seismology
Nicoya
Costa Rica

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Earth Sciences

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