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<journal-id>0256-7024</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Geológica de América Central]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Geol. Amér. Central]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0256-7024</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0256-70242021000200216</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rgac.v0i65.47010</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Distribución de intensidades macrosísmicas del terremoto de Limón del 22 de abril de 1991 (Mw 7,7)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Intensity distribution of the Limón earthquake of april 22, 1991 (Mw 7.7)]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas-Quesada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Wilfredo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montero-Pohly]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Walter]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Geológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>65</numero>
<fpage>216</fpage>
<lpage>228</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0256-70242021000200216&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0256-70242021000200216&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0256-70242021000200216&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La distribución de intensidades del terremoto de Limón del 22 de abril de 1991 (Mw 7,7) se ha obtenido a partir de observaciones directas, entrevistas personales y telefónicas y datos de diferentes fuentes de información. El sismo fue sentido en gran parte de América Central. El radio promedio de percepción estimado es de ~ 620 km. La intensidad mínima con que fue sentido el terremoto en Costa Rica fue con intensidad IV y se observó en el noroeste del país. Al sureste de esta región la intensidad aumentó hasta alcanzarse la zona mesosísmica localizada en el Caribe costarricense, donde las intensidades fueron entre VIII y X grados. En la región mesosísmica ocurrieron considerables deslizamientos en el sector Caribe de la cordillera de Talamanca, licuefacción de suelos arenosos en depósitos recientes principalmente a lo largo del litoral Caribe e importantes daños en diversas obras civiles, destacando los daños en obras viales (carreteras y puentes).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The intensity distribution of the Limón earthquake of April 22, 1991 (Mw 7.7) was obtain using macroseismic information compiled from direct observations, personal and telephonic interviews and data recovered from different information sources. The earthquake was felt in a large region of Central America. The average perception radius estimated is ~ 620 km. The minimum intensity with which the earthquake was felt in Costa Rica was intensity IV at was determined in the northwestern part of the country. From this region the intensities increased until the mezoseismic region, located along the Caribbean side of the country, where the estimated intensities were between VIII and X degrees. In the mezoseismic zone occurred considerable landslides along the Caribbean spurs of the Talamanca Cordillera, sandy soil liquefaction in recent deposits located principally along the Caribbean coast and important damage over diverse civil works, standing out the damage to roads and bridges.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[intensidad Mercalli Modificada]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[información macrosísmica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[zona mesosísmica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[geología de Costa Rica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[área de ruptura.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Modified Mercalli Intensity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Macroseismic Information]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mezoseismic Zone]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Geology of Costa Rica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rupture Area]]></kwd>
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