Two Earthquakes Shake Costa Rica's Central Valley Before Dawn : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Officials reported about 30 aftershocks and minimal damage after the shallow quakes, which struck directly under a densely populated part of the Central Valley.
- Two shallow earthquakes struck the Coronado area in Costa Rica's Central Valley early Monday, with the first tremor hitting at 1:37 a.m. local time and a second following about two minutes later.
- The Central Valley sits atop an active fault system, causing shallow tremors to produce intense shaking despite moderate magnitude. This geological setting explains why these quakes hit harder than larger undersea events.
- OVSICORI reported magnitude 5.0 at 11 kilometers depth, while The Red Sismol revised its reading to magnitude 5.4 at 7 kilometers, and The United States Geological Survey logged magnitude 4.9 at 10 kilometers.
- The Comisi confirmed minimal damage: a single damaged perimeter wall in Coronado and a downed electrical pole in San Vicente de Moravia, while Bomberos and the Cruz Roja Costarricense ruled out serious injury.
- Seismologist Marino Protti at OVSICORI reported roughly 30 aftershocks within two hours, with smaller tremors expected to continue for days. Residents should inspect walls for hairline cracks that could widen during ongoing shaking.
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Two Costa Rica Earthquakes Shake Coronado Area, No Injuries
Two Costa Rica earthquakes struck the Coronado area early Monday, causing minor damage and no injuries. Officials reported more than 30 aftershocks following the pair of tremors. The post Two Costa Rica Earthquakes Shake Coronado Area, No Injuries appeared first on The Rio Times.
Two moderate earthquakes shook central Costa Rica, including the capital San Jose, on Monday morning, causing minor damage but no injuries, authorities said.
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A earthquake of magnitude 5 and several replicas shook the capital of Costa Rica the local morning of this Monday, movements that generated alarm among the population, but that did not cause material damage or affected people. The Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori) located the epicenter of the main earthquake, magnitude 5, 8 kilometers north-east of San Isidro de Coronado, province of San José, with a depth of …
Two earthquakes, one of 5.4 degrees, with just two minutes of difference woke up the morning of this Monday to inhabitants of Costa Rica.
At the moment, no casualties or damage have been reported after the telluric movement
Two earthquakes of strong magnitude shake Costa Rica
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