Landslide Risk in San Jose, Costa Rica
Risk Level: Low — Score 1/10
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Key Risk Factors
- Extensive history of significant events in this area
- High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months
- Largest recent event exposed 136,000 people
Last significant event: Landslide - Chorotega Highlands, N of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica (2025-08-08) — 37,300 people exposed
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How San Jose Compares
Notable Landslide Events Near San Jose
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable landslide events near San Jose, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Landslide - Chorotega Highlands, San Jose, San José, Costa Rica (October 2024) — 2,393,690 people exposed; $82,561M capital exposed.
Landslide - Chorotega Highlands, San Jose, San José, Costa Rica
October 11, 2024 — WARNING
2,393,690 people exposed; $82,561M capital exposed
Landslide - Chorotega Highlands, San Jose, San José, Costa Rica
August 3, 2024 — WARNING
762,000 people exposed; $26,652M capital exposed
Landslide - Chorotega Highlands, E of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica
February 18, 2025 — WARNING
136,000 people exposed; $3,165M capital exposed
Landslide - Chorotega Highlands, N of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica
August 7, 2025 — WATCH
37,300 people exposed; $4,672M capital exposed
Landslide - Cordillera Central, N of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica
February 26, 2025 — WARNING
16,100 people exposed; $143M capital exposed
Landslide Preparedness Tips
- 1.Learn the signs of an impending landslide — new cracks, tilting trees, unusual water flow
- 2.Avoid building near steep slopes, drainage channels, or past slide areas
- 3.Plant ground cover on slopes to stabilize soil and reduce erosion
- 4.Create proper drainage around your property to direct water away from slopes
- 5.Have an evacuation plan ready if you live in a landslide-prone area
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How this data is built
San Jose, Costa Rica landslide risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live landslide monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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