14 November 2017Insurance

M6.5 earthquake shakes Costa Rica's Central Valley

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook the Central Valley of Costa Rica at 8:28pm local time on Sunday November 12, causing minor damage in the Puntarenas region of the Pacific Coast.

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