M 6.0 - 2 km NNE of Santiago, Costa Rica

One person killed at Alajuela, one person died of a heart attack and about 350 people injured in central Costa Rica. Damage (VIII) at Santiago de Puriscal, (VII) at Alajuela and (VI) at Heredia and San Jose. Felt (VII) at Naranjo, Grecia and Alosta; (VI) at San Ramon, (V) at Cartago, Puntarenas and Paraiso, (IV) at San Isidro del General and Turrialba; (III) at La Fortuna de San Carlos, Canas and Siquirres; (II) at Sixaola, Los Chiles, Limon, Barra del Colorado, Liberia and Golfito. Felt throughout Costa Rica and in western Panama. CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 13S, 32C Centroid Location: Origin Time 17:28: 1.6 0.4 Lat 10.16N 0.03 Lon 84.64W 0.03 Dep 15.0 FIX Half-duration 3.7 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=-1.25 0.19 Mtt=-7.96 0.19 Mff=9.20 0.27 Mrt=-3.08 0.59 Mrf=-2.66 0.64 Mtf=4.05 0.19 Principal Axes: (T) Val=11.00 Plg=15 Azm=105 (N) Val=-1.39 Plg=67 Azm=234 (P) Val=-9.61 Plg=17 Azm=10 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.0*10**18 NP1:Strike=147 Dip=67 Slip=-179 NP2:Strike=57 Dip=89 Slip=-23