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Strong magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocks Costa Rica’s southwest

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake was the latest in a series of temblors rocking Central America. According to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica, the quake struck at 2:51 a.m. Monday off the coast of Costa Rica’s Burica Peninsula, along the western border with Panama.

Magnitude-4.2 earthquake shakes Costa Rica on Wednesday afternoon

The earthquake shook a large part of the country, including the the Central Valley for several seconds. No significant damage or injuries have been reported.

Costa Rica registers increase in seismic activity this week

The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) on Thursday morning reported a magnitude-4.0 tremor off the Caribbean coast in Limón.

Earthquakes diminish in Nicaragua, but country remains on red alert

Nicaragua seemed to have regained the calm after five days of constant tremors that kept the population on edge, principally in Managua, where officials authorities warned even Monday about the risk of a major earthquake.

Panic in Nicaragua as tremors continue

Nicaraguans awoke in a panic Monday morning when a magnitude-5.6 earthquake shook Managua, the capital, following temblors last week killed one, injured almost 40 and left another 2,000 with partially or totally destroyed homes.

When the walls come tumbling down…

A child on a bicycle passes by the ruins of a house in Nagarote, destroyed in an earthquake. A pair of strong quakes and...

Magnitude-6.6 earthquake shakes Costa Rica on Friday afternoon, epicenter located in Nicaragua

A strong tremor shook Costa Rica and Nicaragua on Friday afternoon at 2:28 p.m. The Seismic Engineering Laboratory at the University of Costa Rica recorded a 6.6-magnitude for the quake. The U.S. Geological Survey also reported the same magnitude. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in southwest Nicaragua, near the city of Nandaime.

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