7.6 quake jolts Costa Rica’s Pacific coast – USGS

Sep 5, 2012 11:40 PM PHT

Agence France-Presse

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A tsunami warning was issued for Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua, says the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica Wednesday, briefly knocking out power and communications in much of the country, authorities said.

A tsunami warning was issued for Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The US Geological Survey initially said the quake struck off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and measured 7.9 on the Moment Magnitude Scale, but revised both the intensity and location of the quake in a subsequent advisory.

In its latest advisory, the USGS said the quake measured 7.6 and was 10 kilometers (6 miles) northeast of Hojancha, Costa Rica. A map showed the quake on land near the Pacific coast. – Agence-France Presse