Strong Earthquake strikes Costa Rica

Wednesday October 24, 2012

A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica yesterday close the Pacific coast. People are still shaken up as this natural hazard always comes unexpected. Costa Rican and US seismologists are calling this quake an aftershock of the more powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the same coast last month. This most recent quake, however was also followed by a smaller after immediately after with a magnitude of 4.5. There has not been a lot of damage reported by authorities, but residents of the region should be cautious about being inside unstable or weak structures as there is still a chance of more aftershocks to follow.

http://www.weather.com/news/costa-rica-earthquake-20121024