Nicoya Peninsula Shaken by 5.0 Quake
by Rod Hughes
Nicoya Peninsula residents were shaken at 5:22 p.m. Saturday by an earthquake that registered 5.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was only nine kilometers (about five miles) from Samara Beach. No damage or injuries were reported.
The whole Pacific coast appears to be active. Friday, a 4.0 tremor with an epicenter off northern Panama rattled the southern Pacific coast, also without damage.
The Nicoya Peninsula has not had a major quake since 1950.