6.1 earthquake in Costa Rica

[malaise]

Damn. I hope folks are OK.

[Jennicut]

1. The family of my sister in law's husband lives there. I hope they are okay.

Earthquake Magnitude Scale
Magnitude Earthquake Effects Estimated Number
Each Year
2.5 or less Usually not felt, but can be recorded by seismograph. 900,000
2.5 to 5.4 Often felt, but only causes minor damage. 30,000
5.5 to 6.0 Slight damage to buildings and other structures. 500
6.1 to 6.9 May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. 100
7.0 to 7.9 Major earthquake. Serious damage. 20
8.0 or greater Great earthquake. Can totally destroy communities near the epicenter. One every 5 to 10 yearshttp://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/magnitude.html


6.1 is not good, can cause a lot of damage.

[malaise]

2. More details here

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009bpba.php

http://tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk/local-bin/quakes/mapscript/show_map.pl?lon=-84.2477&lat=10.2132&magn=6.1&mode=each_quake&layer=background&layer=plates

35 km (20 miles) NNW of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
75 km (45 miles) ENE of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
115 km (75 miles) SSE of San Carlos, Nicaragua
1770 km (1100 miles) SSW of Miami, Florida

Love this site.
http://tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk/local-bin/quakes/mapscript/demo_run.pl#

[Jennicut]

3. Thanks.