Magnitude 6 quake hits Costa Rica

May 13, 2011 | Accident / Crime / Disaster | Written by

Beijing, May 14: An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Costa Rica at 6.47 a.m. (Beijing Time) Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, Xinhua reported.

The epicentre, with a depth of 70 km, was monitored at 10.1 degrees north latitude and 84.3 degrees west longitude, the centre said in a statement.

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