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Earthquake
Sends Southern
Zone Into Panic, No Major Damage
The first earthquake was felt at 11:24am,
then another again at 3:04pm, sending the
resident of the Southern Zone in panic as
flashes of what happened in Cinchona on
January 8 could now be happening to them.
Both earthquakes were centred near the Costa
Rica and Panama border in the port town of
Golfito, knocking items off shelves in
several southern towns, as the quakes were
felt as far away as the Central Valley (San
Jose).
The first earthquake at 11:24am was located
12 km Southwest of Golfito at a 28 km depth,
registered 6.3 on the Richter Scale, the
second immediate quake at 11:26am
registering 5.2 was located in the same area
but at a 25 km depth.
At 3:04pm the ground shook again, in the
same location, this time at a 22 km depth
and registering 5.8, according to the
Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de
Costa Rica (OVSICORI).
The Cruz Roja (Red Cross) reported calls
from all over the Southern Zone and the
Central Valley. The calls were for reports
of minor damage and no casualties.
The quakes were described as "strong and
long" and quickly brought images of the
January 8 quake that left 23 dead and
thousands homeless.
In San Jose a number of downtown buildings
were quickly evacuated.
Officials of the OVSICORI said that the
despite the the magnitude of the earthquake,
it was not devastating because of its depth.
The earthquake was originated for the crash
between the tectonic plates of "Cocos" and
"Panama".
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