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Earthquake Rattles Costa Rica
and Nicaragua
A strong earthquake shook
Nicaragua and Costa Rica on
Friday but there were no reports
of damage or injuries.
The quake with a preliminary
magnitude of 6.7 struck at
8.16pm local time , Observatorio
Vulcanológico y Sismológico de
Costa Rica (OVSICORI-UNA), whose epicentre was
near the southern Pacific coast
of Nicaragua, 70 kilómetros al
Sur-Este de Rivas, Nicaragua.
The quake shook buildings and
lasted up to 30 seconds,
witnesses in the Nicaraguan
capital of Managua said and felt
in San José, though not as
strong as in the northern zone
in Nicoya, Santa Cruz, Liberia
and San Carlos.
Last January was the month with
the most activity when 10
earthquakes were registered.
Last month, in June, 7 quakes
were felt, the strongest on June
30 that hit 5.6 on the Richter
scale.
No
reports of injuries or damage.
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