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A powerful earthquake in north-western Costa Rica has killed two people.
哥斯达黎加西北部发生强地震,两人死亡。
The Red Cross said a 55-year-old woman died of a heart attack in Guanacaste, near the epicentre of the quake, and a construction worker was killed when a wall collapsed1.
The US Geological Survey said the 7.6-magnitude quake occurred beneath the Nicoya peninsula, 140km west of the capital, San Jose.
Regional media reported the quake could be felt as far away as Nicaragua and El Salvador.
The US Geological Survey originally said it had a magnitude of 7.9, but revised it down to 7.6.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which had at first issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast of most of Central and South America, has cancelled its alert.
President Laura Chinchillla said Costa Rica's emergency services were surveying the damage.
She said that so far there had been no reports of any serious damage to buildings.
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