Powerful quake rocks Costa Rica
A powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook Costa Rica and a wide swath of Central America today, collapsing some houses, blocking roads and causing panic.
There was only one reported death, from a heart attack.
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There was only one reported death, from a heart attack.
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