Panic in Costa Rica earthquake of 76 degrees on Richter scale

The quake measured 7.6 on the Richter scale caused scenes of anguish and shot a brief tsunami warning for the Pacific coast. The president, Laura Chinchilla, appealed for calm.

• 2012-09-06T00:09:52+00:00
• Duration: 01:49

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