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Old May 20th, 2010, 03:03 PM
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Costa Rica - 6.3 earthquake - All seems okay

About 4:15 p.m. local time (45 minutes ago), epicenter near Quepos. So far, no reports of damage or injury, but a lot of people reporting falling objects. It was felt over the entire country. Many are reporting the shaking lasted a minute. I thought it seemed less than that, but no matter how long it lasts, it's always too long.
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Old May 20th, 2010, 03:07 PM
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Now they're saying 6.1.
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Hope everyone is okay.
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Agree with the 1 minute long feeling. Had just walked back from Mas x Menos and decided to just take a quickie nap. Room started shaking, I thought ok whatever a little trembler, but then it kept going and going and finally thought well maybe I should go stand in the doorway or something. Rolling motion to it. Here at the hotel and from what I can see around all looks okay. Hope everyone is okay.
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Crap. Hope everyone is okay. Glad you made it tully -- just in time! Stay safe...
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Wow, tully. You've got a new story to tell! Was that a first?
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Yikes! Hope no one and no things were hurt. Tully - glad you made it there safely, but boy what a scary situation.
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