Review of the geomorphological effects of the 1991 Limón earthquake
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2021 |
| Descripción: | The Limón earthquake was one of the biggest disasters ever recorded in Costa Rica and Panama. This event had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw, occurred on April 22 of 1991 and had its epicenter at the coordinates 9.685 N and -83.073 W. This study looks to determine the geomorphological effects resulting from the earthquake. The methodology consisted of a bibliographic review of the technical studies, scientific articles and maps carried out on the seismic event to generate a cartography and analysis that summarizes the geomorphological implications in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica and Panama. The geomorphological effects included tectonic uplift, liquefaction, landslides, a tsunami, an increased sediment load in the river basins months after the earthquake, and a probable relationship with recent coastal erosion processes. This event was a great lesson for Costa Rica and Panama on its seismic risk, geomorphological dynamics, as well as risk management in a major disaster. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/46697 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/46697 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Seismic Risk Geomorphology Tectonic Uplift Landslides Costa Rica Panama Central America riesgo sísmico geomorfología levantamiento tectónico deslizamientos Panamá América Central |