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Earthquake Hits Costa Rica-Panama Border, May Cause 'Significant Damage': US Geological Survey
News18   26 June 2019   Costa Rica  
San José (Costa Rica): A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Panama-Costa Rica border around midnight on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with the potential to cause casualties and "significant damage".The shallow quake struck at a depth ...
Costa Rica's Rincón de la Vieja Volcano explodes again
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano explodes again
The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) on Tuesday evening posted a video of a new eruption at Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, located in Guanacaste province. The explosion was recorded at around 4:20 p.m. ...
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President of Costa Rica declares emergency: flooding, landslides force Caribbean residents to shelters; many left without communications
Inside CostaRica   27 June 2015   Costa Rica   Limon  
Reventazon hydroelectric project
June 27th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) The president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis declared an emergency on Saturday and declared a RED ALERT as heavy rainfall continued to flood the entire province of Limon and the cantons of Turrialba and Sarapiqui.
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In Costa Rica, Turrialba volcano spits ash and smoke
Turrialba volcano
The Turrialba volcano has spewed a fresh column of smoke and ash that reached Costa Rica's capital, San Jose, 60 kilometers away, authorities say. Its previous rumble had come just last Thursday.
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