The 2009 Cinchona earthquake occurred at 1:21:35 pm local time on January 8 with an Mwc magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The shock took place in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northwest of San José and was felt throughout Costa Rica and in southern central Nicaragua.
A house collapsed after earthquake.Landslide seen from a helicopter.
The earthquake took at least 34 lives,[4] including at least three children, left 64 people missing,[4] and injured at least 91.[3] Hundreds of people were trapped and two villages were cut off.[5] Most of the victims died when a landslide occurred near the La Paz waterfall by the Poás Volcano, and 452 people including 369 tourists were evacuated from the area in helicopters.[6] 1,244 people were displaced in the immediate aftermath.[4][7] In addition, a hotel, houses, roads, and vehicles were damaged, and several bridges were also destroyed.[6] The town of Cinchona was severely hit, and all of the buildings there were heavily damaged.[8] Power was temporarily disrupted in San José.[2]
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The Costa Rican Red Cross sent at least 400 people to assist in the recovery.[7] The agency said, "Some 42 communities were affected and sustained serious impacts on civil and electrical infrastructure... [They] are going to need a lot of help."[7] Four helicopters were also dispatched in order to help aid efforts.[7] The Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (National Emergency Commission) requested private helicopters to help with the aid.[9] Additionally, the United States and Colombia dispatched helicopters with aid to assist with the relief and recovery efforts.[10]
On January 12, President Oscar Arias declared a five-day period of national grieving out of respect for the victims, and asked the organizers postpone the Fiestas de Palmares, which is Costa Rica's largest and most anticipated festival that lasts for a fortnight every January.
On January 13, the Banco de Costa Rica announced that it would offer home financing credit to homeowners who want to rebuild or fix their home.[11]
2009, cinchona, earthquake, occurred, local, time, january, with, magnitude, maximum, mercalli, intensity, very, strong, shock, took, place, northern, costa, rica, kilometres, north, northwest, josé, felt, throughout, costa, rica, southern, central, nicaragua,. The 2009 Cinchona earthquake occurred at 1 21 35 pm local time on January 8 with an Mwc magnitude of 6 1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII Very strong The shock took place in northern Costa Rica 30 kilometres 19 mi north northwest of San Jose and was felt throughout Costa Rica and in southern central Nicaragua 2009 Cinchona earthquakeUTC time2009 01 08 19 21 35ISC event13962308USGS ANSSComCatLocal dateJanuary 8 2009 2009 01 08 Local time1 21 35 pm 1 Magnitude6 1 Mwc 1 Depth12 5 km 7 8 mi 1 Epicenter10 14 N 84 13 W 10 23 N 84 22 W 10 23 84 22 1 TypeOblique slip 2 Areas affectedCosta RicaMax intensityMMI VII Very strong 2 Casualties34 dead 91 injured 3 64 missing 4 Contents 1 Damage 2 Aftermath 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDamage edit nbsp A house collapsed after earthquake nbsp Landslide seen from a helicopter The earthquake took at least 34 lives 4 including at least three children left 64 people missing 4 and injured at least 91 3 Hundreds of people were trapped and two villages were cut off 5 Most of the victims died when a landslide occurred near the La Paz waterfall by the Poas Volcano and 452 people including 369 tourists were evacuated from the area in helicopters 6 1 244 people were displaced in the immediate aftermath 4 7 In addition a hotel houses roads and vehicles were damaged and several bridges were also destroyed 6 The town of Cinchona was severely hit and all of the buildings there were heavily damaged 8 Power was temporarily disrupted in San Jose 2 Aftermath editThe Costa Rican Red Cross sent at least 400 people to assist in the recovery 7 The agency said Some 42 communities were affected and sustained serious impacts on civil and electrical infrastructure They are going to need a lot of help 7 Four helicopters were also dispatched in order to help aid efforts 7 The Comision Nacional de Emergencias National Emergency Commission requested private helicopters to help with the aid 9 Additionally the United States and Colombia dispatched helicopters with aid to assist with the relief and recovery efforts 10 About 2 000 aftershocks were felt throughout Costa Rica 4 On January 12 President Oscar Arias declared a five day period of national grieving out of respect for the victims and asked the organizers postpone the Fiestas de Palmares which is Costa Rica s largest and most anticipated festival that lasts for a fortnight every January On January 13 the Banco de Costa Rica announced that it would offer home financing credit to homeowners who want to rebuild or fix their home 11 See also edit nbsp Costa Rica portal nbsp Earth sciences portal nbsp Wikinews has related news Strongest earthquake in 150 years hits Costa Rica List of earthquakes in 2009 List of earthquakes in Costa RicaReferences edit a b c d ISC 2015 ISC GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue 1900 2009 Version 2 0 International Seismological Centre a b c USGS M6 1 Costa Rica United States Geological Survey a b Costa Rica contabiliza 18 muertos y 56 desaparecidos por terremoto La Prensa Grafica 2009 01 10 Archived from the original on 16 January 2009 Retrieved 25 August 2016 a b c d e 34 dead dozens missing from Costa Rica quake CNN News January 11 2009 Archived from the original on 14 January 2009 Retrieved 11 January 2009 Four killed in strong Costa Rica quake tourists trapped The Age 2009 01 09 Archived from the original on 17 January 2009 Retrieved 2009 01 09 a b Benavides Roger 2009 01 09 Tourists evacuated after fatal Costa Rica quake Reuters Archived from the original on 16 January 2009 Retrieved 2009 01 09 a b c d Sabo Eric Robin Stringer 2008 01 09 Costa Rica Earthquake Rescuers Try to Help Thousands Update1 Bloomberg Retrieved 2009 01 09 Jimenez Marianela 2008 01 09 Death toll in Costa Rica quake rises to 5 victims Associated Press Archived from the original on 24 January 2009 Retrieved 2009 01 09 13 Dead Many More Missing In Afternoon 6 2 Earthquake InsideCostaRica 2009 01 09 Archived from the original on 16 January 2009 Retrieved 2009 01 09 Donations Are Pouring In From Near and Far Tico Times January 16 2009 Retrieved August 30 2022 Garnica Vanessa I Costa Rica Nicaragua Daily News Costa Rica Newspaper The Tico Times News Costa Rica Real Estate Travel Costa Rica News Costa Rica Earthquake 13 Jan 2009 lt http www ticotimes net dailyarchive 2009 01 0115092 htm Archived 2009 02 05 at the Wayback Machine gt External links editThe International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and or authoritative data for this event ReliefWeb s main page for this event Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 Cinchona earthquake amp oldid 1194408900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
