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Q COSTA RICA NEWS – An early evening earthquake surprised many in Cartago and felt throughout the Central Valley, and least 27 people had to be evacuated from their homes in San Rafael de Irazú.
The 5.5 quake hit at 6:25pm, with the epicentre located 2 kilometres, at a depth of 5 kilometres, east of Capellades de Alvarado, Cartago, according to the in Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN) – National Seismological Network.
The tremor was felt strongest in Paraíso, Oreamuno, Orosi and Tejar de El Guarco, in Cartago and in San Francisco de Heredia, Tibás, La Guácima in Alajuela, La Unión, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Coronado, Turrialba, among other placed..
The earthquake was categorized in areas of Cartago as “strong” and “long-lasting”. Strong enough to spill shelves
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