A strong tremor at 10:07 a.m. on Wednesday shook communities across most of Costa Rica’s Central Valley. Another tremor followed soon after. As of late morning, there were no reports of injuries or property damage.
The quake could be felt in the capital, San José. There were no reports of injuries or damage at this posting but an temblor with a magnitude of 4.5 has the potential to cause moderate damage.
Ecuador's president predicted Monday a "considerable" rise in the death toll from a massive earthquake whose tally already included at least 350 lives amid flattened villages along the country's Pacific coast.
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake killed at least 215 people in South Asia Monday, including 12 Afghan girls crushed in a stampede as they fled their collapsing school.
A reported 4.6-magnitude earthquake rattled through the Central Valley at 11:51 a.m. on Thursday, and could be felt for approximately 15 seconds in downtown San José. The University of Costa Rica’s National Seismological Network (RSN) said the tremor originated five kilometers east of Naranjito de Aguirre, Quepos in Puntarenas.
Lessons learned from a devastating earthquake five years ago when authorities were accused of failing the population helped limit the toll from this week's powerful Chile earthquake, experts say.
ILLAPEL, Chile – Rattled Chileans recounted a night of terrifying aftershocks on Thursday after a powerful quake struck offshore, killing at least 11 and triggering tsunami waves that ravaged stretches of the coast.
The death toll has reached 8 in what is considered the sixth most powerful quake in the history of geologically volatile Chile and the strongest anywhere in the world this year.
