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Costa Rica’s most historic earthquakes

The Tico Times - July 22, 2021

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes southern Costa Rica on Friday morning

Costa Rica

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake rattles San José, Costa Rica on Saturday night

Costa Rica

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Costa Rica on Monday afternoon

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

Alejandro Zúñiga -

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

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Earthquakes felt across Costa Rica on Sunday

Alejandro Zúñiga -

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

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Saturday morning quake shakes Costa Rica

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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,...

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UPDATED: Mexico reels in response to 7.1 earthquake

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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.

Costa Rica

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.

Central America

Strong earthquake off El Salvador felt in Costa Rica

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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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