Earthquake of Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Costa Rica coast

A strong earthquake of 6.5 magnitude shook Costa Rica on Sunday night.The country's Public Safety Ministry said it had reports of two serious injuries as a result of the quake, but did not provide additional details.

Electricity was knocked out in some areas as power lines and poles fell, but there were no reports of major infrastructure damage from the tremor, which hit in a lightly populated area along the Pacific Coast. The government reported some rockslides obstructing highways near the epicentre.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was centered about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southeast of the town of Jaco, which is about 60 (100 kilometers) miles southwest of the capital, San Jose. The quake was at a depth of about 12 miles (20 kilometers).

Four minutes after the initial earthquake, a magnitude 5.2 aftershock struck.