6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Costa Rica

  • by crv.staff
  • 01.06.10
  • 12:30 PM UTC
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Source: Inside Costa Rica

An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Pacific coast of Costa Rica on Monday night, the U.S. Geological Society (USGS) said last night, while the local geological experts, the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI) fumbles with the information.

The earthquake hit at 9:26pm local time at the epicentre located near Quepos (9.350°N, 84.281°W) close to the 6.1 earthquake of  May 20, 2010.

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