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Costa
Rica, Panama Shaken by Magnitude
6 Earthquake
An earthquake registering a
magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter
scale struck early today along
the border of Panama and Costa
Rica, the U.S. Geological
Service said on its Web site.
The quake didn't prompt any
tsunami alert by the Pacific
Tsunami Warning Center.
The epicenter was 40 kilometers
(24 miles) west-southwest of the
town of Davíd in Panama and 60
kilometers south-southeast of
Golfito in Costa Rica, the USGS
said. The quake struck 40
kilometers below the surface, at
2:48 a.m. local time.
Davíd has a population of 77,000
and Golfito 10,000. There were
no immediate reports of
casualties or damage from the
earthquake, which was classified
as ``strong'' by the USGS.
The Central American countries
are in a region where the Cocos
and Caribbean plates meet and
rub against each other.
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