Powerful earthquake rocks Costa Rica

September 05, 2012 23:06

A powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook Coasta Rica and a wide swath of Central America on Wednesday, collapsing some houses, blocking highways and causing panic, but officials said there were no reports of deaths.

The USGS said the 8:42 a.m. quake struck about 38 miles from the town of Liberia. It was centered about 25 miles below the surface. The magnitude initially was estimated at 7.9.

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