Tsunami Watch has been called. Here’s the USGS data.
| Magnitude | 7.9 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes) |
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| Location | 9.931°N, 85.462°W |
| Depth | 20 km (12.4 miles) set by location program |
| Region | OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA |
| Distances |
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| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate not available |
| Parameters | NST= 38, Nph= 38, Dmin=148.1 km, Rmss=1.42 sec, Gp= 94°, M-type=”moment” magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1 |
| Source | |
| Event ID | at00m9vsu9 |
Here’s the USGS map
Hope everyone’s ok over there as on a scale of 1 to not-funny, a 7.9quake is classed as very not funny.
UPDATE: The USGS has just dropped its estimate to 7.6 mag for the quake, which is still more then enough to frighten the veritable crap out of you if you were close. Location is just off the Nicoya Peninsula. Reports from those in the area (mostly San José at 100 miles from the centre) are that it was a very long-lasting quake. As for damage, too early to get a full picture but reports of a church spire down, broken objects in homes, power failures, etc. Early days on that, though.