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Costa Rica Earthquake: 6.0 Magnitude Quake May 13, 2011
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by NowPublic Staff | May 13, 2011 at 03:37 pm
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6.0 Earthquake Strikes Costa Rica
An earthquake measuring 6.0 in magnitude struck Costa Rica at 4:47pm local time. The Costa Rica earthquake's epicenter was 17 miles outside of San Jose.
So far, there have been no reports of injuries or major damage. However, reports are emerging of power outages and mobile-phone network failures; residents are using the internet to contact friends and loved ones.
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at 17:17 on May 13th, 2011
Todos los ticos estamos nerviosos, ya que se han producido varios sismos en el mundo, que nos hacen esperar un sismo de mayor magnitud
at 18:08 on May 13th, 2011
Boy! we were rockin and shaken from the 6.0 shaker today, we are in Santiago San Ramon on top of the mountain... Lets ride Tonto
at 18:41 on May 13th, 2011
Any damages?? we have a house on mountain to in Cajon Arriba, we're in states right now, how bad is it??
at 19:21 on May 13th, 2011
MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE PEACE CORPS IN COSTA RICA- COMMENCEMENT WAS IN SAN JOSE TODAY - HOPE EVERYTHING IS OK