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January 16th, 2009
First, a correction and an apology to my readers! In an earlier Post, I stated the the La Paz waterfall was no more. This mistake brought to my attention by a reader Mario and since verified. Although La Paz is still running muddy, it is still there, although the damage to the surrounding area is extensive.
More and more aftershocks are hitting the same area and those still there are living in constant fear. Yesterday afternoon at least 10 aftershocks were felt areas of Sararipiqui. The smallest was 2.7 and and the largest was 4.5 (about 2 PM yesterday) on the Richter Scale. Many could be felt here in the Central Valley.
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January 14th, 2009
Just how powerful is a 6.2 earthquake?
An interesting comparison was made in today’s Diario Extra, one of Costa Rica’s Spanish language newspapers. It is the equivalent (in released power) of seventeen atomic bombs of the type dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. That sort of puts it into perspective huh?
If the quake had not occurred so deep in the earth, there probably would not even be much of a Costa Rica.
Rescue workers are still on the scenes searching for more bodies beneath the millions of tons of earth. At this point, six days after the event, it will be astonishing if any more bodies are found and a miracle if any are alive.
The death toll stands at about 21. I say “about” as different sources report different figures.
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January 10th, 2009
I guess it takes an earthquake to get me online again! My apologies for being away so long, but had some work issues that took a lot of time. Miguel will be happy though! Thanks to the others who wrote to inquire if we survived.
Those of us who live here deal with the many earthquakes. Just a fact of life. Those who live or have lived in California know all about it. The vast majority are small shocks (3-4) that rock the bed, make some noise and are generally not big deals. Buildings in Costa Rica generally are built with a LOT of Rebar and concrete and most are very safe and suffer little damage. There are, however, many homes, especially in the country and areas not prosperous, that fall apart in the quakes.
This earthquake was nasty… 6.2. It was supposedly the strongest in 150 years… though I am not sure how they know that as the Richter Scale was not developed until the 1930’s.
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