In the early hours of April 22, 1991, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck the Caribbean coasts of Costa Rica and Panama. Costa Rica’s strongest earthquake of all time killed 48 people and destroyed 4,452 homes.
Read more about Costa Rica’s earthquake history here:
PHOTOS: Costa Rica’s 70 ‘most historic’ earthquakes
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