SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA—A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 shook Costa Rica on Sunday night, knocking items from shelves and sending people rushing outside in panic. The country’s Public Safety ministry said it had reports of two serious injuries as a result of the quake, but did not provide additional details. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was centred about 15 kilometres southeast of the town of Jaco, which is about 100 kilometres southwest of the capital, San Jose. The quake was at a depth of about 20 kilometres. The National Emergency Commission said there was no chance of a tsunami.

Source: thestar November 13, 2017 15:00 UTC