Two Tremors Shook Costa Rica In Less Than 24 Hours

It was minutes after 10am Tuesday when a magnitude 5 earthquake shook Costa Rica.

According to the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica(OVSICORI), the epicentre was located in Porvenir, in San Carlos, 8 kilometres southwest of Cuidad Quesada in the province of Alajuela.



The OVISCORI reports the quake hit at 10:09:59. No damage was reported.

At 5:30am another tremor, this time registering 2.8 on the Ricther scale, shook the country. The epicentre was located in the area of Palma de Aserrí, in the province of San José.