Subscribe: Monday night quake near Quepos
An earthquake of a magnitude of 4.4. took place near Quepos at 8:50 p.m. Monday.
The Obvservatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica said the epicenter was about 15 km (9 miles) northwest of Quepos.
The temblor was felt in the Central Valley as a sharp shock of short duration.
Quakes are common in the southern zone and in the Central Pacific where the Coco and Caribe plates periodically collide. There were some 31 quakes in January and most were in that area, according to the Red Sismológico Nacional of the Universidad de Costa Rica.
The most recent case was attributed to the interplay of the Coco and Caribe tectonic plates as well.
February 9, 2010 11:59 am
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