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After Latest Earthquake, Is Another One on the Horizon in Costa Rica?

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:20:00 +0200costaricantimes (en)

Most of us felt a tremor that originated in Jaco, Costa Rica, on August 24, being that it resonated throughout the country. This was the second earthquake of a magnitude of at least 6 in the seismogenic zone since the RSN was formed in 1973. The other was in 2017, with a magnitude of 6.

Terremoto saca del agua a un extraño pez gigante

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 18:52:00 +0200expreso-press (es)

Los lugareños temen que este hallazgo sea un signo de que la región tendrá mala suerte o una maldición. FILIPINAS.- Un grupo de pescadores en Filipinas encontró un pez desconocido que fue sacado de las profundidades del mar debido a un terremoto que se registró en la zona.

Dates for more explosions at 'earthquake' quarry revealed

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:06:00 +0200leicestermercury (en)

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Small quake clusters can't hide from AI

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:04:00 +0200phys (en)

Researchers at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering are using data gathered before a deadly 2017 landslide in Greenland to show how deep learning may someday help predict seismic events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Seismic data collected before the massive landslide at a....

Small quake clusters can’t hide from AI

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:54:00 +0200qnewshub (en)

Researchers at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering are using data gathered before a deadly 2017 landslide in Greenland to show how deep learning may someday help predict seismic events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Seismic data collected before the massive landslide at a....

Costa Rica earthquake: Huge 5.3-magnitude quake rattles San Jose - tsunami update issued

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 05:33:00 +0200express (en)

The non-for-profit organisation reported that the earthquake's epicentre was 70 kilometres southwest of the capital of San Jose. It lay below the country's Pacific coast at a depth of 30 kilometres. Originally, it was believed to be a magnitude 6.0 earthquake, but a later revision by the EMSC confirmed its magnitude was 5.

Sismo de magnitud 6 sacude la costa oeste de Costa Rica

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 03:48:00 +0200telesurtv (es)

Tenemos información preliminar del OVSICORI-UNA donde indica Mw=5.9 por lo que NO HAY PELIGRO DE TSUNAMI Sin embargo, recuerden estar siempre preparados al sentir un sismo muy fuerte o muy largo cerca de la costa, no esperar una orden de las autoridades y evacuar inmediatamente pic.twitter.

6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Costa Rica

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 03:08:00 +0200theepochtimes (en)

SAN JOSE—A earthquake shook buildings in Costa Rica on Monday and was felt strongly in the capital of San Jose, a Reuters witness said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake was of 6.0 magnitude with an epicenter of 27 kilometers depth. The earthquake struck in the afternoon at 3:51 p.

Fuerte temblor sacude Costa Rica sin que se reporten daños

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 01:44:00 +0200lanacion-PY (es)

La revista Science publicó un análisis sobre cómo el confinamiento a raíz de la pandemia por coronavirus, llevó a una reducción de hasta un 50% en el ruido sísmico en el planeta, desde marzo hasta mayo. Los científicos involucrados en el estudio informaron que el período silencioso de ruido sísmico....

Strong and Prolonged Earthquake Shakes almost all of Costa Rica

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 01:40:00 +0200thecostaricanews (en)

San José, Aug 24 .A strong and prolonged earthquake of magnitude 6.2 shook almost the entire country today, according to messages of meaning from inhabitants on the website of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori). According to the revised report of the Ovsicori,....

Magnitude 6 quake shakes Costa Rica, no reports of damage This content was published on Aug 24, 2020 Aug 24, 2020 SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Costa Rica's western coast on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, without...

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 01:13:00 +0200swissinfo-eng (en)

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Costa Rica's western coast on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, without any initial reports of damage. The quake hit at a depth of 27 kilometers (17 miles) close to the coastal city of Jaco, according to USGS.

5.5 magnitude earthquake felt in Costa Rica

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 01:05:00 +0200israelnationalnews (en)

. A 5.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in Costa Rica on Monday, Reuters reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages.

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Costa Rica on Monday afternoon

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:48:00 +0200ticotimes (en)

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Costa Rica on Monday afternoon. According to data from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), the earthquake occurred at 3:51 p.m. The tremor had an epicenter off the coast of Jacó in Garabito, Puntarenas.

SINAMOT descarta riesgo de tsunami tras sismo en Jacó.

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:47:00 +0200semanariouniversidad (es)

Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Tsunamis (SINAMOT), de la Universidad Nacional (UNA), descartó la tarde de este lunes que el sismo con epicentro en Jacó represente algún riesgo de Tsunami. Según el reporte de la Red Sismológica Nacional de la Universidad de Costa Rica (RSN) el sismo tuvo una magnitud de 6.

Quake shakes Costa Rica capital: Reuters witness SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A earthquake shook buildings in Costa Rica on Monday and was felt strongly in the capital of San Jose, a Reuters witness said. Initial readings showed the quake was of 5.5 magnitude, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). There were no immediate reports of damages. (Re... 17m ago

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:40:00 +0200wsau (en)

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A earthquake shook buildings in Costa Rica on Monday and was felt strongly in the capital of San Jose, a Reuters witness said. Initial readings showed the quake was of 5.5 magnitude, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). There were no immediate reports of damages.

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