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Earthquake in Costa Rica was ‘un despiche total,’ Tico says

The Cartago resident's dramatic report gave us all the chance to share a laugh. 

Earthquakes felt across Costa Rica on Sunday

Shaking was felt throughout the Puntarenas province and in the Greater Metropolitan Area.

Saturday morning quake shakes Costa Rica

The National Seismological Network reported a preliminary magnitude 5.1 quake, 12 kilometers west of Guapiles, at 8:12 a.m. this Saturday. 

6 tweets that prove Costa Rica can find humor in anything – even an earthquake

What we might call "gallows humor" in English is a fine art in Costa Rica, and earthquakes put this on display.

Photos and videos from last night’s earthquake in Costa Rica

The quake knocked over supermarket goods and at least one Christmas tree.

UPDATED: Three die from heart attacks following Costa Rica’s Central Pacific earthquake

OVISCORI reported more than 20 aftershocks throughout the night, including a 5.1 and 4.1 minutes after the first quake.

Strong earthquake on Costa Rica’s Central Pacific is felt across country

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica at 8:28 pm, with an epicenter approximately 15 km southwest of the Central Pacific beach town of Esterillos,...

UPDATED: Mexico reels in response to 7.1 earthquake

The toll from the authorities was preliminary and could rise, as rescue crews and volunteers in Mexico City – home to 20 million people – clawed through the rubble of collapsed buildings looking for survivors and bodies.

Earthquake jolts five provinces in Costa Rica

The National University's Volcanological Observatory of Costa Rica also reported at least four aftershocks of smaller magnitudes.

Strong earthquake off El Salvador felt in Costa Rica

A strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter off El Salvador's Pacific coast was felt in Costa Rica Thursday afternoon.
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