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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:48 am 
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5.2 Quake Shakes Costa Rica
Inside Costa Rica - April 2, 2010

It was 2:50pm when an earthquake registering 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Costa Rica, which was reported felt throughout the country. The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (Ovsicori) reported that the epicentre was located in the Pacific ocean, some 112 kilometres from San José, at a depth of 26 kilometres.

The Ovsicori reports the origin of is due to a subduction of the Cocos tectonic plate, beneath the Caribe plate. The first detection of the tremor was recorded at the Oviscori centre30 kilometres southwest of Palmar Sur. María Martínez, of the Ovsicori, added that reports of the tremor came from all over the country. No reports of injuries or property damage was reported.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:07 am 
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In the area of San Jose I live it was felt as a very mild shake. Certainly did not seem like a 5.2.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:59 am 
Irish Drifter wrote:
In the area of San Jose I live it was felt as a very mild shake. Certainly did not seem like a 5.2.

:evil: :evil: whoa smarter than a Richter Scale......you are truly delusional :evil: :evil:
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:01 pm 
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my place in Los Yoses barely shook. We did feel it but it was def one of the more milder one's 8)

(speaking as former CalifKen and a lifetime of experience)

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:14 pm 
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The distance and depth of the quake muted the effects felt in San Jose. People on the Pacific coast nearest the epicenter would have felt it more strongly.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:56 pm 
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I felt it. Just one little jolt. I've cut farts that shook the room harder.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:09 pm 
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I felt it pretty well, as I am on the 5th floor of an apt bldg. It never really got scary, but the building is built to 'roll with the punches' so it rolled for quite a while.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:37 pm 
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LocoHombre wrote:
Irish Drifter wrote:
In the area of San Jose I live it was felt as a very mild shake. Certainly did not seem like a 5.2.

:evil: :evil: whoa smarter than a Richter Scale......you are truly delusional :evil: :evil:


So I guess the scientists at the USGS are also delusional. :P As long as I am delusional its nice to have such learned companions. :D

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Earthquake Details
Magnitude 4.4
Date-Time

* Thursday, April 01, 2010 at 20:50:04 UTC
* Thursday, April 01, 2010 at 02:50:04 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 9.836°N, 83.505°W


Depth 45.3 km (28.1 miles) set by location program
Region COSTA RICA
Distances 55 km (35 miles) WSW of Limon, Costa Rica
65 km (40 miles) E of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
135 km (85 miles) NNW of Golfito, Costa Rica
145 km (90 miles) E of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=166.5 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=137°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
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* USGS National Earthquake Information Service, Golden, Colorado, USA

Event ID us2010unbt
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:09 pm 
Irish Drifter wrote:
LocoHombre wrote:
Irish Drifter wrote:
In the area of San Jose I live it was felt as a very mild shake. Certainly did not seem like a 5.2.

:evil: :evil: whoa smarter than a Richter Scale......you are truly delusional :evil: :evil:


So I guess the scientists at the USGS are also delusional. :P

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Earthquake Details
Magnitude 4.4
Date-Time

* Thursday, April 01, 2010 at 20:50:04 UTC
* Thursday, April 01, 2010 at 02:50:04 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 9.836°N, 83.505°W


Depth 45.3 km (28.1 miles) set by location program
Region COSTA RICA
Distances 55 km (35 miles) WSW of Limon, Costa Rica
65 km (40 miles) E of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
135 km (85 miles) NNW of Golfito, Costa Rica
145 km (90 miles) E of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=166.5 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=137°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source

* USGS National Earthquake Information Service, Golden, Colorado, USA

Event ID us2010unbt
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

:shock: :shock: my apologies ID, thanks for clearing that up for all of us :D :D we all knew you would :D :D sorry for questioning your wisdom, oh wise one :D :D I finally figured out your handle...you are Irish, this Irish, obviously, and you Drift, because no one can PHUCKING stand you being around them for any length of time, you miserable PHUCK :evil: :evil: :evil:
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:38 pm 
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Loco, Please duder breath in and breath out. Why all the hate and rants? Let's sell some screws and bang the bonita Puerto Rican secretary more frequently.

Su amigo,
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:15 pm 
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My flight left Alajuela for Houston at about 3:05PM so I was already on the plane at 2:50 PM. I didn't feel anything at all.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:03 am 
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Hope you don't mind the share but I think you'll find the irony in it...
We were suppose to go on our Honeymoon 2/14 to the Dominican Republic, but the earthquake hit.
So we postponed it and decided to go to Denver for 2/14 to "see the snow" so what happens? We get a foot of snow in Texas.. the snowstorm of the decade! And our trip gets cut in half...
I've decided to go with plan B after the DR and come to Costa Rica in June.. and there's an Earthquake!

Maybe God knows what I want to do in CR? :oops:
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:13 am 
Triple FFF wrote:
Loco, Please duder breath in and breath out. Why all the hate and rants? Let's sell some screws and bang the bonita Puerto Rican secretary more frequently.

Su amigo,

:D :D :D Good idea :D :D :D
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