Hazard | Limon (Bocas del Toro) Earthquake, Costa Rica, 1991/04/22 |
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Industrial Plant | Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo S.A. (RECOPE), Costa Rica |
Epicentral Distance | 34.254 km |
Hypocentral (Focal) Distance | 35.684 km |
Modified Mercalli | Very Strong |
Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik | Very strong |
European Macroseismic | Damaging |
Instrumental Intensity | 6.7212 |
Peak Ground Acceleration | 23.362 %g (0.2336 g) |
Horizontal Peak Ground Acceleration | 85.174 cm/s2 (0.08685 g) |
Peak Ground Velocity | 18.263 cm/s |
References | Cooper, T. W., "A study of the performance of petroleum storage tanks during earthquakes, 1933-1995", 1997 |
Notes | See Section 1.2, page 2. |
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