Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica authorities have ruled out a tsunami following the 8.0 magnitude earthquake, downgraded to 7.5, that struck off the coast of South America on Thursday.
“Based on the information available so far, there is no tsunami risk for Costa Rica due to the Mw 8.0 earthquake that occurred in the Drake Passage,” reported the UNA-UCR National Tsunami Monitoring System (Sinamot).
The epicenter of the quake was located 706 kilometers northwest of the city of Toluín, on the Argentine island of Tierra del Fuego, at a depth of 10.8 kilometers, in the sea between South America and Antarctica.
Meanwhile, in Costa Rica, early Friday morning, at 12:45 am, a strong earthquake shook the country.
See here list of recent earthquakes in Costa Rica
According to the Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN), National Seismological Network, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.3, with its epicenter 1 km southeast of San Juan de Tibás.
The depth of the earthquake was estimated at 5 kilometers, consistent with a local fault origin.
The earthquake was felt with considerable force in San José, Moravia, San Pedro, and Heredia, according to initial reports.
According to the LIS-UCR automatic report, the earthquake reached an intensity of 5 to 7 on the Mercalli scale (1 to 10) at stations located at the University of Costa Rica and in Coronado; as well as an intensity of 3 to 5 at Paseo Colón, La Sabana, Hatillo, Cuesta de Moras, Escazú, Pavas, Santo Domingo, and the National Theater.
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