Guanacaste Tremors: Nothing to Worry About

Aside from having the most spectacular beaches in the country, Costa Rica’s North Pacific Coast is also famous for its tremors due to the proximity of the Cocos and Caribbean tectonic plates.

A small tremor was felt this past Saturday night at around 8:30pm and measured 4.8 on the Richter scale.  The epicenter was located at approximately 50 kilometers west of the Gulf of Papagayo and had a depth of 36 kilometers.

These tremors are not to alarm residents or tourists as they are part of the region’s normal activity.

The Costa Rican Seismologic and Volcano Institute mentioned that these movements were not associated with the activity of the Nicoya Peninsula.  The institute’s representative also mentioned that the area where the movements took place is characterized by being a weak spot along the Cocos and Caribbean tectonic plates.

For some tourists, this could have been their very first experience of feeling an earth tremor and may have not even noticed it.  Residents of the Guanacaste region have not made a big deal out of it and continued with their every day activities.

Guanacaste is also busy preparing for its annual festivities in commemoration of its annexation to Costa Rica in 1824.

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