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Faulting, shallow seismicity and seismic hazard analysis for the Costa Rican Central Valley
(2000)
A seismic hazard map for the Metropolitan Area of San Jose has been elaborated, based on local tectonic and seismic information. The area for the hazard computation covers an area of 20 x 15 km2 and includes the zone where ...
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, ...
Nature of crustal terranes and the Moho in northern Costa Rica from receiver function analysis
(2010-01)
The Central American subduction zone in northern Costa Rica shows along‐strike variations in both the incoming and overriding plates. By analyzing the subducting oceanic Moho (M1) and the upper plate Moho (M2) with receiver ...