Two earthquakes shook the ground and rattled residents in Costa Rica yesterday.
The first occurred at 9:58 a.m. and originated 23 kilometers southeast of the Southern Zone town of Golfito, 22 kilometers below the earth's surface. It measured 4.4 on the Richter scale, and residents in nearby Ciudad Neilly reported it was so strong that objects fell from shelves and walls, according to María Miranda, spokeswoman for the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), based at Universidad Nacional (UNA) in Heredia, north of San José.
Residents from other Southern Zone towns also called OVSICORI to report feeling the quake.
The second earthquake occurred at 12:41 p.m. and originated 10 km northeast of Arenal Volcano in the Northern Zone. It registered 3.8 on the Richter scale, Miranda said. |
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