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A building is damaged in a strong
6.2-magnitude quake in Costa Rica Thursday. The epicenter was some 6
km east of the Poas Volcano and 25 km northwest of San Jose with a depth
of 30 km. Fortunately no reports of serious injuries or killed.(Xinhua/AFP
Photo)
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SAN JOSE, Jan.
8 (Xinhua) -- The National Commission of Emergencies (CNE) of Costa Rica
declared a red alert in the Central Valley after a strong 6.2-magnitude quake
shook the country Thursday.
CNE President Daniel Gallardo said that the cities of
San Jose, Alajuela, Cartago and Heredia suffered slight damages while the
communities near the epicenter reported collapsed houses, landslides and
significant damages.
According to the report of the Vulcanology and
Seismology Observatory of the National University Ovsicori, the epicenter was
some 6 km east of the Poas Volcano and 25 km northwest of San Jose with a depth
of 30 km.
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A building is damaged in a strong
6.2-magnitude quake in Costa Rica Thursday. The epicenter was some 6
km east of the Poas Volcano and 25 km northwest of San Jose with a depth
of 30 km. Fortunately no reports of serious injuries or killed.(Xinhua/AFP
Photo)
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In San Pedro de Poas, the community nearest to the
epicenter, serious damages were reported and there were also people injured by
falling objects.
"Fortunately, we have not received reports of people
sustaining serious injuries or killed," Gallardo said.
It was also reported that six geologists were trapped
when researching the Poas Volcano, one of the main volcanoes in the country.
According to Ovsicori, there have been more than 150
aftershocks registered, 20 of which were of high intensity.
The power supply and cell phone services were cut off
in some communities near the epicenter zone.
The CNE has sent helicopters to the epicenter zone
where police launched a special operation to help evacuate the affected people.
