What side do the most eq's happen on?

Question

the pacific or the carribean side please tell me we might go to costa rica

Answer 1

They happen mostly on the Pacific side, but, ironically, the biggest earthquake Costa Rica has had happened on the Atlantic (Caribbean) side!  Nobody expected an earthquake on the Atlantic side.

So it really can happen anywhere, but they don't happen very often.  You may feel tremors though.

But what if you go to Costa Rica and nothing bad happens and you have a wonderful vacation?

Don't worry, be happy :-)

Answer 2

Costa Rica is in the Cocos and the Caribbean Plate. The Cocos, which is in the Pacific side, is more active. Costa Rica is a very sismical country. Its actually moving everyday, but the movement is so slow its very rare to notice it. Usually, the earthquakes are felt more in areas where there are mountains, because thats were the two plates tend to meet. Right in the middle, in the Cordilleras and Volcanoes.

Answer 3

Costa Rica has few earthquakes. It's really not something you have to worry about. Out of the few that occur, most of them happen on the pacific side.