List of earthquakes in Costa Rica
Notable earthquakes in the history of Costa Rica include the following:
| Name | Date | Epicentre | MM | Depth | Notes | Deaths | |
| 2017 Costa Rica earthquake | 2017-11-13 02:28:24 UTC | 16 km south east of Jaco | 6.5 | VIII | 19.8 km | All casualties caused by heart attacks. | 3 |
| 2012 Costa Rica earthquake | 2012-10-24 00:45:34 UTC | 13 km east-northeast of Hojancha | 6.6 | VII | 20.1 km | Most violent aftershock of the 2012 Costa Rica earthquake. | |
| 2012 Costa Rica earthquake | 2012-09-05 14:42:10 UTC | 11 km east of Nicoya | 7.6 | VIII | 40.8 km | 2 | |
| 2009 Costa Rica earthquake | 2009-01-08 19:21:34 UTC | 30 km north of San José | 6.1 | VII | 4.5 km | 40 | |
| 2004 Costa Rica earthquake | 2004-11-20 08:07:21 UTC | offshore | 6.4 | 16 km | 8 | ||
| 1999 Costa Rica earthquake | 1999-08-20 10:02:21 UTC | offshore | 6.9 | 20 km | – | ||
| 1996 Costa Rica earthquake | 1996-09-04 | 5.8 | |||||
| 1991 Limon earthquake | 1991-04-22 21:56:51 UTC | Limon-Pandora area | 7.6 | IX | 10 km | According to the USGS: "Forty-seven people killed, 109 injured, 7,439 homeless and severe damage in the Limon-Pandora area. Intensity X was observed in some zones of liquefaction within the epicentral area. 27 people killed, 454 injured, 2,400 homeless and 866 buildings destroyed in the Guabito-Almirante-Bocas del Toro area, Panama." | 125 |
| 1990 Costa Rica earthquake | 1990-04-28 | 5.9 | |||||
| 1990 Costa Rica earthquake | 1990-03-25 13:22:55 UTC | Entrance to the Gulf of Nicoya | 7.0 | VIII | 22 km | According to USGS: Heavy damage in the area of Puntarenas, some 60 buildings damaged in the San José area. | 1 |
| 1983 Costa Rica earthquake | 1983-04-02 | Golfito | 7.2 | VIII | 26 km | Subduction of the Cocos Plate under the Caribbean Plate. Over 51 aftershocks reported with ML > 3,6. | 1 |
| 1974 Costa Rica earthquake | 1974-02-28 | 5.8 | |||||
| 1966 Costa Rica earthquake | 1966-04-09 | 5.7 | |||||
| 1910 Costa Rica earthquake | 1910-05-04 | Cartago | 6.4 | 700 |