The image shows the distribution of the plates, where the main and largest plates are the North American, South American, Pacific, African, Eurasian, Australian and Antarctic plates; and the medium-sized plates are the Caribbean plate, the Cocos plate, the Nazca plate, the Philippine plate, the Arabian plate, the Scotia plate, and the Juan de Fuca plate. Costa Rica and Central America are located on the Caribbean or Caribbean plate, where the subduction of the Cocos plate under the Caribbean plate causes the high seismic and volcanic activity of the country
