Earthquake shakes Panama's border with Costa Rica

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(Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook the Panamanian province of Chiriqui, which borders Costa Rica, on Friday, but no damages or victims were reported so far.

The earthquake occurred at 03:33 a.m. local time (0833 GMT) and it was also felt in the Panamanian provinces of Veraguas and Bocasdel Toro and in Costa Rica, according to reports from the Institute of Geo-Science from the University of Panama.

The National System of Civil Protection said the infrastructure of the cities was not damaged.

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Original Source: news.xinhuanet.com
Date Retrieved: May 9, 2009.