UPDATE 3: Local news is reporting that the epicenter was 8km NE of Samara.

UPDATE 4: Minor damages are reported at the University of Costa Rica.

UPDATE 5: Aftershocks are expected to last a few days and my exceed 6.0 on the richter scale.

UPDATE 6: Victor Rodriguez from Costa Rica’s OVSICORI agency: ”We ask people to abstain from going into a damaged house, we recommend people in the Pacific area to get away from beaches and look for higher gounds until the tsunami alert is over.“

UPDATE 7: Javier Valverde , a Guanacaste resident : “Currently things are okay, it was very strong but the Nicoya gulf was mostly affected, therefore, the tsunami alert. I am currently in a hotel in Playa Langosta. Tourists are being taken to higher grounds, about at least 30 meters above sea level.

[link to insidecostarica.com]