Detailed Data Available for Recent Costa Rica Earthquake

Authors

Timothy H. Dixon, University of South FloridaFollow
Susan Schwartz, University of California
Marino Protti, Universidad Nacional (OVSICORI)
Victor Gonzalez, Universidad Nacional (OVSICORI)
Andrew Newman, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jeff Marshall, California State Polytechnic Institute
Jim Spotila, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-8-2013

Keywords

earthquake, GPS, seismology, Nicoya, Costa Rica

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1002/2013EO020001

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.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, v. 94, issue 2, p. 17-18

©2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.

Scholar Commons Citation

Dixon, Timothy H.; Schwartz, Susan; Protti, Marino; Gonzalez, Victor; Newman, Andrew; Marshall, Jeff; and Spotila, Jim, "Detailed Data Available for Recent Costa Rica Earthquake" (2013). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 420.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/420