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Daños, efectos y amenaza de tsunamis en América Central
(2002)
Desde 1539 hasta el presente han habido 49 tsunamis en América Central, 37 en el Pacífico y 12 en el Caribe; 10 de ellos tienen reportes de daños, siete en el Pacífico y tres en el Caribe. Estos tsunamis han cobrado cerca ...
Sesimicity of the Pejibaye-Matina, Costa Rica, region: a strike-slip tectonic boundary?
(2009-06)
Este estudio provee ubicaciones de temblores en un esfuerzo por determinar orientaciones de fallas e investigar la existencia de un límite tectónico transcurrente en la costa Caribe de Costa Rica. Un conjunto de 121 temblores ...
Proposal to Disseminate the Knowledge of Tsunamis in the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, Central America
(2014-09)
This work is a proposal to spread the knowledge of tsunamis in the schools of the Caribbean coast
of Costa Rica. Ignorance of basic information about tsunamis and the existing threat, could result
in deaths in areas where ...
Tsunamis and tsunami prepardness in Costa Rica, Central America
(2005-12)
Pacific and Atlantic sides of Costa Rica there are coastal segments characterised by a flat relief, which increases the vulnerability of the coastal communities. In addition to tsunamis originating in the Middle American ...
Spatial Analysis of Disaster Risk in Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica, Central America
(2014-07)
This article summarizes the results of an investigation into disaster risk in the canton (county) of Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. This canton is exposed to several natural hazards as well as technological risks. ...
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 ...