Moderate earthquake shakes Costa Rica
Moderate earthquake shakes Costa Rica
10:57, November 21, 2009 
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An earthquake of 5.2 degrees on Richter scale shook Costa Rica on Friday, without immediate report of material damages and casualties, local authorities said.
The Vulcanology and Seismology Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) said the earthquake occurred at 11:22 a.m. local time (1722 GMT), 110 km east of San Jose with a depth of 25 km.
According to the OVISCORI, the earthquake is not related to the one that occurred on Thursday at 4:02 p.m. local time (2202 GMT), which was of 4.8 degrees on Richter scale, located 9 km southeast of El Tejar del Guaraco in Cartago, center of the country.
According to the OVISCORI, the earthquake on Friday was due to a local failure in the Caribbean tectonic plate.
Source: Xinhua
The Vulcanology and Seismology Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) said the earthquake occurred at 11:22 a.m. local time (1722 GMT), 110 km east of San Jose with a depth of 25 km.
According to the OVISCORI, the earthquake is not related to the one that occurred on Thursday at 4:02 p.m. local time (2202 GMT), which was of 4.8 degrees on Richter scale, located 9 km southeast of El Tejar del Guaraco in Cartago, center of the country.
According to the OVISCORI, the earthquake on Friday was due to a local failure in the Caribbean tectonic plate.
Source: Xinhua
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