Past earthquakes near Turrialba volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map

Updated: Apr 20, 2024 02:33 GMT - refresh

In 2020, Turrialba volcano has had 106 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.6:

1 quake above magnitude 4
33 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
72 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

Strongest: Mag. 4.6 Earthquake 34 Km Al Suroeste De Parismina, Costa Rica -

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Past earthquakes near Turrialba volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Dec 29, 2020 03:01 am (Costa Rica)	2.5 12 km	21 km (13 mi) to the SE	6 Km Al Suroeste De Tres Equis, Turrialba., Costa Rica	Info
Saturday, December 26, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 26, 2020 03:13 am (Costa Rica)	3.3 3 km	0.5 km (0.3 mi) to the SE	8 Km Al Norte De Santa Cruz, Turrialba., Costa Rica	Info
Sunday, December 6, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 6, 2020 03:37 pm (GMT +0)	2.2 5 km	9.2 km (5.7 mi) to the E	Siquirres, Provincia de Limon, 13 km north of Turrialba (Cartago), Costa Rica	Info
Friday, December 4, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 4, 2020 01:52 am (Costa Rica)	2.5 13 km	23 km (15 mi) to the E	7.2 km west of Siquirres, Limón, Costa Rica	Info
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Nov 24, 2020 05:29 am (Costa Rica)	2.6 3 km	28 km (17 mi) to the S	Orosi, Cartago Province, 5.1 km east of Orosí (Paraíso, Cartago), Costa Rica	Info
Nov 24, 2020 12:26 am (Costa Rica)	2.7 6 km	27 km (17 mi) to the S	Orosi, Cartago Province, 0.1 km southwest of Guabata (Paraíso, Cartago), Costa Rica	Info
Monday, November 23, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 23, 2020 10:03 am (Costa Rica)	3.5 5 km	26 km (16 mi) to the S	5.6 km southeast of Paraíso, Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica	Info
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 18, 2020 04:16 am (Costa Rica)	2.8 8 km	13 km (7.8 mi) to the S	9.5 km west of Turrialba, Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica	Info
Thursday, November 12, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 11, 2020 09:06 pm (Costa Rica)	2.9 3 km	0.7 km (0.4 mi) to the S	23 km northeast of Paraíso, Costa Rica	Info
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 2, 2020 07:55 pm (Costa Rica)	2.9 12 km	14 km (8.5 mi) to the E	17 km NNE of Turrialba, Costa Rica	Info
Friday, October 30, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 29, 2020 11:13 pm (Costa Rica)	2.7 11 km	4.6 km (2.9 mi) to the SW	20 km NNE of Paraíso, Costa Rica	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 7.7 x 10¹¹ joules (215 megawatt hours, equivalent to 185 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 13 July-19 July 2022 (New Activity / Unrest)

OVSICORI-UNA reported that at 0749 on 17 July a brief ash emission from Turrialba rose 200 m above the crater and drifted SW. Minor amounts of ash fell in Irazú Volcano National Park. ... Read all

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Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 13 July-19 July 2022 (New Activity / Unrest)

OVSICORI-UNA reported that at 0749 on 17 July a brief ash emission from Turrialba rose 200 m above the crater and drifted SW. Minor amounts of ash fell in Irazú Volcano National Park. ... Read all