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Witness location : (Costa Rica) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 123 min

House shook, drawers came out of furniture, pictures fell off the wall, water was sloshing out of the pool, glass doors rattling, light fixtures swaying.

Witness location : Quebrada Ganado (Costa Rica) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

Made my metal fence ping and vibrate and it made my pool spill water.

Witness location : Quepos (Costa Rica) (49 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Shook doors and windows in 3rd floor hotel room. Electric went out briefly.

Witness location : San Rafael (Costa Rica) (53 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

San Rafael Alejuela. 6th floor condo. Holy crap

Witness location : Río Oro (Costa Rica) (53 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Horrible sound

Witness location : San Antonio (Costa Rica) (57 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

5 segundos mas y me voy corriendo a la calle

Witness location : Alajuela (Costa Rica) (58 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

El más fuerte que se ha sentido en años.

Witness location : San Antonio (Costa Rica) (58 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 710 min

Tranquilo

Witness location : Sarchi Norte (Costa Rica) (58 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3007 min

Se sintio muy fuerte

Witness location : Alajuela (Costa Rica) (59 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 136 min

Largo y con mucho movimiento. Oscilatorio, y con sensaciones de mareo, como circular.

Witness location : Santa Gertrudis Norte (Costa Rica) (61 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Shook the house fairly violently and all windows rattled.

Witness location : San José (Costa Rica) (61 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 251 min

Muy fuerte y largo.

Witness location : Heredia (Costa Rica) (61 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

About 30 seconds

Witness location : San José (Costa Rica) (62 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Very strong. After the main event there was other strong too.

Witness location : San José (Costa Rica) (62 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

It was really scary

Witness location : Desamparados (Costa Rica) (62 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Duro mucho

Witness location : (Costa Rica) (63 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 186 min

Aquí en ciudad de cariari fue bastante fuerte 5 duro 30 segundos

Witness location : Desamparados (Costa Rica) (63 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Muy fuerte, movimientos lentos y duro como 30 seg

Witness location : Gravilias (Costa Rica) (63 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

En Desamparados Porvenir se sintió bastante fuerte!

Witness location : San José (Costa Rica) (64 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Muy fuerte

Witness location : Heredia (Costa Rica) (65 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Fue bastante fuerte y largo

Witness location : San José (Costa Rica) (65 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 974 min

Pretty bad even here

Witness location : Santo Domingo (Costa Rica) (66 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 124 min

Fuerte y prolongado

Witness location : Curridabat (Costa Rica) (67 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 481 min

I was laying in bed & suddenly I felt a little shaking but I didn’t pay attention really because I thought it was the bus passing by but then I noticed no it can’t be the bus. Then the shaking got stronger and things in the house started rattling. It was so scary because I’m from the Bahamas and I’ve never experienced an earthquake before so I wasn’t sure what to do. Then around 2am I was laying in bed sleeping & I felt me shaking again. I woke up out of my sleep noticing that I’m actually experiencing a second earthquake. The first was much stronger than the second

Witness location : Granadilla (Costa Rica) (70 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Long earthquake

Witness location : Guadalupe (Costa Rica) (72 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Bastante fuerte. Sentido en todo el país.

Witness location : Cartago (Costa Rica) (74 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Muy fuerte!!! Obligatorio.

Witness location : Quesada (Costa Rica) (77 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 106 min

Fue muy aterrador para mí yo odio los temblores me dan mucho miedo y empiezo a temblar les tengo pánico

Witness location : Paraíso (Costa Rica) (80 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Lived in Costa Rica for 6 yrs. By far the strongest felt so far. Rocked the car in the driveway and shook the house to the extent it knocked books off the shelf and pictures.

Witness location : Monte Verde (Costa Rica) (81 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10951 min

I was lying on the bed and felt that everything was a little bit shaky.... Then the lamps in the roof was starting to swing back and forward. So did the rocking chairs on the porch. I was really worried because im from sweden and have never experienced something like that. And we lived nearby the volcano Arenal... So for a few seconds I thought it could be something going on with it...

Witness location : Las Juntas (Costa Rica) (88 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Se sintió fuerte en la zona de abangares Guanacaste

Witness location : Pital (Costa Rica) (99 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 125 min

Donde vivo que está como a 3 ó 4 horas del lugar donde ocurrió el sismo, se sintió un poco fuerte...

Witness location : Turrialba (Costa Rica) (100 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Doors, windows, and the bed were vibrating.  Felt like the 2nd floor was moving.

Witness location : (Costa Rica) (198 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt earthquake sitting on chair and it moved pots in the kitchen

Witness location : El Ostional (Nicaragua) (214 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

Si se si tío como un balanceo y sacudida de unos 30 segundos..

Witness location : Bocas del Toro Province (Panama) (253 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

bed and house were shaking and clothes in the closet were swaying.

Witness location : Panama City (Panama) (557 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Moderado en Ciudad de Panamá.

Witness location : San Salvador (El Salvador) (681 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Percibido en San Salvador.

Witness location : (Mexico) (1952 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

se sintio aca en Mexico