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COVID-19 lockdown effects on the seismic recordings in Central America
(2021-09-30)
A noticeable decrease in seismic noise was registered
worldwide during the lockdown measures implemented
in 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In Central America,
strong lockdown measures started during March of ...
Sismicidad y ruido sísmico en Costa Rica durante la pandemia del año 2020
(2021-04-22)
Durante el 2020, la Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN) localizó 3480 sismos locales, equivalente a la energía sísmica liberada por un evento de magnitud (Mw) 6,5. La sismicidad se concentró principalmente en seis zonas con ...
Preliminary results of an earthquake early warning system in Costa Rica
(2021-09-23)
We analyze the performance of a prototype earthquake early warning system deployed at the National Seismological Network of Costa Rica in collaboration with the Swiss Seismological Service by presenting the real-time ...
Distribución geográfica de los sismos contenidos en el catálogo de la Red Sismológica Nacional de Costa Rica
Geographic distribution of the earthquakes included in the catalog of National Seismological Network of Costa Rica
(2018)
En este artículo se analiza la distribución espacio-temporal de la sismicidad en Costa Rica, contenida
en el catálogo sísmico de la Red Sismológica Nacional para el periodo 1975-2014. La distribución
geográfica de la ...
The 2022 Seismic Hazard Model for Costa Rica
(2023-02)
Costa Rica is located at the boundary of four tectonic plates where the regularity of destruc tive earthquakes highlights the necessity of seismic hazard estimations. This study contains
the most recent Probabilistic ...
Completitud del catálogo de la red sismológica nacional y distribución espacio-temporal de la sismicidad de Costa Rica (1975-2014)
Completeness of the Costa Rica national seismological network catalog during 1975-2014.
(2017)
En este artículo se evalúa la estabilidad de la tasa media de ocurrencia de sismos y la distribución temporal de la sismicidad en Costa Rica a partir del método de Stepp, con el fin de determinar la magnitud de completitud ...
Spatial variability of the b-value and seismic potential in Costa Rica
(2021-06)
Costa Rica is a seismically active region located in a subduction zone. Combining earthquake data from the National Seismological Network and several Central American catalogs from 1522 to 2020, we present a new estimation ...
The National Seismological Network of Costa Rica (RSN): An Overview and Recent Developments
(2018-03)
The National Seismological Network of Costa Rica (RSN) is a joint effort between the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE). In this article, we briefly describe its history, ...
Recuento de la sismicidad en Costa Rica durante el 2019
(2020)
Durante el 2019, la Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN: UCR-ICE) localizó 4602 sismos. De estos, 252 eventos (~5,5%)
fueron sentidos por la población, incluyendo 24 sismos relevantes con magnitudes (Mw) entre 5,0 y 6,6. La ...
Sismicidad registrada por la RSN en el 2016
(2017)
During 2016, the National Seismological Network (RSN: UCR-ICE) registered 4594 earthquakes and reported 210 felt events. There were 13 significant earthquakes with magnitude Mw > 5.0. The majority (86%) of felt earthquakes ...