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San José, Costa Rica (AFP) — Two people died of heart attacks attributed to shock from the seismic disturbance, a spokesman for the public safety ministry told national media. The quake occurred at 8:28 pm local (0228 GMT) on the Central American country’s Pacific coast, at a depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles), close to the popular tourist beach town of Jaco, according to the US Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a […]
by Hla-Hla HTAY YANGON. Myanmar (AFP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday, causing tremors around the region, including in neighbouring Bangladesh where scores were reported injured in stampedes and buildings were damaged. The quake, which took place at a depth of 134 kilometres (83 miles), hit some 400 kilometres northwest of Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), and was also felt in parts of India and China. There […]
