Subscribe: 12 quakes near Irazú were registered in just 1 hour
The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica reported 12 quakes Monday. They ranged in magnitude from 1.5 to 3.2. A local fault is being blamed for a flurry of earthquakes that have been detected in the vicinity of the Irazú Volcano.
The observatory said that the quakes were located a few kilometres northeast of the volcano crater and that they had no relationship with volcanic activity. The quakes took place in less than an hour from 7 pm to 8 pm.
Irazú volcano has been emitting acidic gas and steam for several months now and access to the Turrialba volcano has been closed completely.
March 3, 2010 5:57 pm
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