Panama, Costa Rica Shaken by Magnitude-6 Earthquake, USGS SaysMay 1 (Bloomberg) -- A magnitude-6 earthquake struck early today along the border of Panama and Costa Rica, the U.S. Geological Service said on its Web site. The quake didn't prompt any tsunami alert by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The epicenter was 40 kilometers (24 miles) west-southwest of the town of David in Panama and 60 kilometers south-southeast of Golfito in Costa Rica, the USGS said. The quake struck 40 kilometers below the surface, at 2:48 a.m. local time. David has a population of 77,000 and Golfito 10,000, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the earthquake, which was classified as ``strong'' by the USGS.
The Central American countries are in a region where the Cocos and Caribbean plates meet and rub against each other.
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So now Kel de Texas and Incognito have something else in common: They both live in prime earthquake zones. At least San Jose is safe from a tsunami, not so San Fran. What are the building codes in San Jose?
Building codes? They don't need no stinking building codes!!!
San Jose has building codes?
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